Animal Microbiome

Table 2 Results of PERMANOVAs on host and ecological factors explaining the variability in bacterial communities’ composition

From: Diversity and structure of sparids external microbiota (Teleostei) and its link with monogenean ectoparasites

	Gill mucus				Skin mucus
	Bray–Curtis		W-Unifrac		Bray–Curtis		W-Unifrac
	p value	R²	p value	R²	p value	R²	p value	R²
Fish species	< 0.001	0.470	< 0.001	0.470	< 0.001	0.524	< 0.001	0.406
Position in water column^ET	< 0.001	0.045	0.225	–	0.009	0.041	0.277	–
Schooling behavior^ET	0.090	–	0.874	–	–	–	–	–
Diet^ET	< 0.001	0.097	< 0.001	0.125	< 0.001	0.138	< 0.001	0.124
Sandy environment^ET	0.001	0.043	0.033	0.032	0.014	0.039	0.139	–
Muddy environment^ET	< 0.001	0.050	< 0.001	0.053	< 0.001	0.065	< 0.001	0.058
Rocky environment^ET	0.001	0.044	0.081	–	0.001	0.052	0.001	0.060
Grassy environment^ET	0.003	0.036	0.150	–	< 0.001	0.056	0.003	0.048

ET, ecological trait
Significant p values are in bold (PERMANOVA, p < 0.05)

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