Table 2.
Multivariate analysis of co-variance (MANCOVA; Type III test) from multivariate linear model investigating the relationship between P. larvae, treatment and quarantine status, and the abundance of the ten hbs-LAB quantified with qPCR. Non-significant terms (italicized) were removed stepwise from the final model starting from the bottom row
| Model | Model type | Response variable | Explanatory variables | Pillai’s trace | F | Df (num, den) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M3 | MANCOVA | Abundance (of each of the 10 hbs-LAB) | Treatment | 0.02 | 0.74 | 10, 273 | 0.68 |
| Quarantine status | 0.07 | 2.11 | 10, 273 | 0.02 | |||
| Treatment × Quarantine status | 0.08 | 2.44 | 10, 273 | < 0.01 | |||
| P. larvae | 0.03 | 0.86 | 10, 272 | 0.56 | |||
| P. larvae × Quarantine status | 0.02 | 0.77 | 10, 271 | 0.64 | |||
| P. larvae × Treatment | 0.01 | 0.47 | 10, 270 | 0.90 | |||
| P. larvae × Treatment × Quarantine status | 0.02 | 0.71 | 10, 269 | 0.71 |