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Table 5 The best-fit PERMANOVA model, which explained 56% of among-sample diversity (Bray–Curtis dissimilarity)

From: The subway microbiome: seasonal dynamics and direct comparison of air and surface bacterial communities

Predictor

DF

Sum Sq.

Mean Sq.

F

R2

p

Air/surface

1

2.484

2.484

14.16

0.04

0.001

Season

3

6.593

2.198

12.52

0.11

0.001

Subway station

15

9.134

0.609

3.47

0.15

0.001

Temperature

1

0.475

0.475

2.71

0.01

0.001

Sequence run

3

1.063

0.354

2.02

0.02

0.001

Time of day

1

0.239

0.239

1.36

< 0.01

0.050

Season: air/surface

3

0.853

0.284

1.620

0.01

0.001

Subway station: air/surface

15

3.382

0.225

1.28

0.06

0.001

Season: subway station

44

9.792

0.223

1.27

0.16

0.001

Residuals

151

26.500

0.175

 

0.44

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