Table 3.
PERMANOVA of the midgut bacterial OTU abundances in the midgut based on the digestive physiology of 12 fish species from the Aegean Sea, Greece
| Z-shaped intestine, pyloric caeca | Short intestine, pyloric caeca | Short intestine, spiral valve | Stomachless | Looped Z-shaped intestine, pyloric caeca | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. annularis | E. alletteratus | S. canicula | S. cretense | S. scrofa | |
| D. vulgaris | S. porcus | ||||
| M.surmuletus | |||||
| P. erythrinus | |||||
| Pagrus pagrus | |||||
| S. cantharus | |||||
| U. scaber | |||||
| Z-shaped intestine, pyloric caeca | - | 0.037* | 0.286 | 0.170 | 0.046* |
| Short intestine, pyloric caeca | - | 0.393 | 0.029* | 0.078 | |
| Short intestine, spiral valve | - | 0.086 | 0.259 | ||
| Stomachless | - | 0.039* | |||
| Looped Z-shaped intestine, pyloric caeca | - |
Star indicates p < 0.05