Table 3. Permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) of the association between endocervical bacterial community composition and state of infection, as well fertility status.

Source	df	SS	MS	Pseudo-F	P(perm)	Unique perms
Infection status	1	4923.5	4923.5	1.4744	0.039*	998
Fertility status	1	4619.6	4619.6	1.3834	0.094	999
Residuals	67	2.23 × 105	3339.4
Total	69	2.31 × 105

df = degree of freedom; SS = sum of squares; MS = mean of squares; Pseudo-F = F value by permutation; P_(perm) = permutated P-value

*statistically significant (P < 0.05)