Table 1. Overall PERMANOVA test based on DGGE data for main experimental factors.
Factor | df | Pseudo-F | P(MC) |
System type | 1 | 5.9632 | 0.0001 |
Date | 4 | 4.9623 | 0.0001 |
Origin | 1 | 9.1458 | 0.0001 |
Replicate system | 5 | 5.6948 | 0.0001 |
Tank | 8 | 1.0661 | 0.2891 |
P values are based on 9999 Monte Carlo (MC) permutations. Effects of the interaction terms are not shown in the table.