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Table 1 Richness and diversity indices of the 16S rRNA gene from coral (n = 6) in three times point (expressed as the mean ± standard deviation [SD])

From: Shifting the microbiome of a coral holobiont and improving host physiology by inoculation with a potentially beneficial bacterial consortium

 

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Day 14

Day 21

 

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BMC

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BMC

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Chao1

970 ± 188

921 ± 226

0.689

952 ± 194

941 ± 135

0.631

946 ± 282

1020 ± 160

0.588

OTUs

533 ± 106

542 ± 115

0.89

570 ± 132

534 ± 85

0.593

550 ± 217

572 ± 87

0.262

Shannon

4.98 ± 0.85

5.13 ± 0.75

0.759

5.45 ± 1.39

5.3 ± 0.56

0.808

4.91 ± 0.96

5.68 ± 0.72

0.151

Simpson

0.9 ± 0.05

0.91 ± 0.05

0.631

0.91 ± 0.11

0.93 ± 0.02

0.522

0.89 ± 0.05

0.94 ± 0.04

0.064