Table 3 Results of global and pairwise test statistics comparing differences in composition of bacterial communities associated with visibly healthy and insulted skin around the gills and visibly healthy skin on the back of black-tip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) collected in the Amirante Islands (Seychelles). a) PERMANOVA results under unrestricted permutation to assess statistical differences of location (gills vs. back) of skin bacterial communities. b) Global PERMANOVA results with permutation of residuals under a reduced model to assess statistical differences of sampling site (‘site’), health status (‘health’), and sex of shark (‘sex’) on bacterial community composition on skin around the gills. c) Global PERMANOVA resutls with permutation of residuals under a reduced model to assess statistical differences of sampling site (‘site’), health status (‘health’), and sex of shark (‘sex’) on bacterial community composition on skin on the back. d) Summary of ANOSIM pairwise tests for ‘site’. Global R = 0.551, significance level p < 0.0001

From: Similar bacterial communities on healthy and injured skin of black tip reef sharks