Table 2. ANOSIM of the Hand Microbiota from 34 Healthcare Workers at the University of Michigan Surgical Intensive Care Unit, July 5–28, 2011, Comparing Sampling Collection Method (Glove-Juice and Swab), DNA Extraction Method (Lysozyme and Cocktail), and Sequencing Replicates (Set #1 and Set #2).
Group 1 | Group 2 | R Statistic | p-value |
Glove-Juice | Swab | 0.2649 | <0.001 |
Lysozyme | Cocktail | 0.0901 | 0.067 |
Replicate Set #1 | Replicate Set #2 | 0.0122 | 0.326 |