Table 2. Microbial community compositions of cow carcasses are distinct at different stages of decomposition and are distinct from that of soil.

Description	Comparison	Fs	P-value
Overall	All 6 sample groups	9.30736	<0.001*
	Day 1 vs. Day 4	5.88847	0.001*
	Day 4 vs. Day 12	7.56111	<0.001*
	Day 12 vs. Day 18	0.406973	0.738
	Day 18 vs. Day 26	−0.22461	0.978
	Soil vs. Day 1	11.173	0.001*
	Soil vs. Day 4	7.47528	<0.001*
	Soil vs. Day 12	14.5593	<0.001*
	Soil vs. Day 18	16.8612	0.002*
	Soil vs. Day 26	16.8429	<0.001*

Notes.

Statistics from AMOVA analysis of Morisita-Horn dissimilarities are shown.

^*significant.