Fig. 4

The survival proportions (a), budding rates (b), and lateral areas (c) of coral primary polyps in the CK and Bac groups. CK, control group; Bac, bacteria inoculation group. Error bars represent means ± SE (n = 3 replicates for survival proportion, 20 primary polyps per replicate; n = 4 replicates for budding rate and lateral area, 10 coral polys per replicate) (**P < 0.01, Student’s t-test)