Table 3.
Statistical analyses ‐ p values indicate a statistical difference between treatment a and treatment b in the specific bacterial culture, n = 4 independent biological replicates
| a: p values ‐ Figure 2a‐d Utilization | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment a | Treatment b | R. pomeroyi | A. faecalis | Sulfitobacter sp. | Halomonas sp. |
| DMSP | DMSA | <0.001 | 0.032 | 0.387 | 0.811 |
| DMSP | gonyol | 0.53 | 0.006 | 0.624 | 0.877 |
| DMSA | gonyol | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.048 | 0.622 |
| b: p values ‐ Figure 2f‐H MeSH/DMS release | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment a | Treatment b | R. pomeroyi | A. faecalis | Sulfitobacter sp. | Halomonas sp. | ||||
| MeSH | DMS | MeSH | DMS | MeSH | DMS | MeSH | DMS | ||
| Pure | DMSP | <0.001 | 0.040 | 0.356 | 0.006 | 0.314 | <0.001 | 0.981 | <0.001 |
| Pure | DMSA | 0.004 | 1.000 | 0.356 | 1.000 | 0.290 | 1.000 | 0.164 | 1.000 |
| Pure | gonyol | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.007 | 1.000 | <0.001 | 1.000 | 0.725 | 1.000 |
| DMSP | DMSA | 0.059 | 0.040 | 1.000 | 0.006 | 0.770 | 1.000 | 0.153 | <0.001 |
| DMSP | gonyol | <0.001 | 0.040 | <0.001 | 0.006 | 0.006 | <0.001 | 0.708 | <0.001 |
| DMSA | gonyol | 0.004 | 1.000 | <0.001 | 1.000 | <0.001 | 1.000 | 0.428 | 1.000 |
| c: p values ‐ Figures 2 and 3 MeSH/DMS release | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment a | Treatment b | R. pomeroyi | A. faecalis | Sulfitobacter sp. | Halomonas sp. | ||||
| MeSH | DMS | MeSH | DMS | MeSH | DMS | MeSH | DMS | ||
| Pure | DMSP + DMSA | 0.045 | 0.034 | 0.0.356 | <0.001 | 0.716 | <0.001 | 0.988 | <0.001 |
| Pure | DMSP + gonyol | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.012 | <0.001 | 0.188 | <0.001 |
| Pure | DMSA + gonyol | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.003 | 1.000 | 0.217 | 1.000 | 0.906 | 1.000 |
| Pure | DMSP DMSA + gonyol | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.011 | <0.001 | 0.085 | <0.001 | 0.201 | <0.001 |
| DMSP | DMSP + DMSA | 0.321 | 0.117 | 1.000 | 0.004 | 0.442 | <0.001 | 0.994 | 0.002 |
| DMSP | DMSP + gonyol | <0.001 | 0.040 | <0.001 | 0.343 | 0.174 | 0.062 | 0.192 | 0.009 |
| DMSP | DMSA + gonyol | <0.001 | 0.040 | <0.001 | 0.006 | 0.917 | <0.001 | 0.888 | <0.001 |
| DMSP | DMSP + DMSA +gonyol | <0.001 | 0.040 | 0.003 | 0.007 | 0.468 | 0.763 | 0.187 | 0.730 |
| DMSA | DMSP + DMSA | 0.043 | 0.034 | 1.000 | <0.001 | 0.511 | <0.001 | 0.157 | <0.001 |
| DMSA | DMSP + gonyol | 0.004 | 1.000 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.065 | <0.001 | 0.009 | <0.001 |
| DMSA | DMSA + gonyol | 0.004 | 1.000 | <0.001 | 1.000 | 0.814 | 1.000 | 0.233 | 1.000 |
| DMSA | DMSP + DMSA +gonyol | 0.004 | 1.000 | 0.003 | <0.001 | 0.274 | <0.001 | 0.108 | <0.001 |
| Gonyol | DMSP + DMSA | 0.045 | 0.034 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.714 | <0.001 |
| Gonyol | DMSP + gonyol | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.018 | <0.001 | 0.049 | <0.001 | 0.136 | <0.001 |
| Gonyol | DMSA + gonyol | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.026 | 1.000 | <0.001 | 1.000 | 0.813 | 1.000 |
| Gonyol | DMSP + DMSA +gonyol | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.109 | <0.001 | 0.031 | <0.001 | 0.496 | <0.001 |
| DMSP + DMSA | DMSP + gonyol | 0.045 | 0.034 | <0.001 | 0.005 | 0.025 | <0.001 | 0.191 | 0.144 |
| DMSP + DMSA | DMSA + gonyol | 0.045 | 0.034 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.390 | <0.001 | 0.894 | <0.001 |
| DMSP + DMSA | DMSP + DMSA +gonyol | 0.045 | 0.034 | 0.003 | 0.164 | 0.133 | <0.001 | 0.192 | <0.001 |
| DMSP + gonyol | DMSA + gonyol | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.457 | <0.001 | 0.097 | <0.001 | 0.169 | <0.001 |
| DMSP + gonyol | DMSP + DMSA +gonyol | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.708 | 0.009 | 0.541 | 0.217 | 0.011 | <0.001 |
| DMSA + gonyol | DMSP + DMSA +gonyol | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.438 | <0.001 | 0.359 | <0.001 | 0.280 | <0.001 |
For comparison of two groups, an unpaired two‐tailed t‐test was performed. All statistical analyses were performed with a 95% confidence interval using Sigma‐Plot version 13.0. p > .05 is considered not significantly different.