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Table 2 Percentage (%) of contribution of bacterial taxa that primarily accounted for differences in A. lobifera collected from different reef sites. Percentage of contribution was calculated using the SIMPER analysis

From: Symbiosis and microbiome flexibility in calcifying benthic foraminifera of the Great Barrier Reef

Bacterial taxa

Inner-shelf × mid-shelf

Inner-shelf × outer-shelf

Mid-shelf × outer-shelf

α-Proteobacteria

13.73

5.94

12.54

β-Proteobacteria

10.12

11.53

11.67

δ-Proteobacteria

7.12

8.41

0

γ-Proteobacteria

12.43

7.08

13.22

Actinobacteria

9.17

16.72

7.45

Bacteroidetes

8.51

12.10

10.76

Cyanobacteria

0

0

8.35

Firmicutes

15.75

18.97

13.39

Other bacterial groups

7.35

6.61

8.52

Planctomycetes

9.52

8.16

7.87