Table 1 Summary of all PERMANOVA analyses.
Factors | Df | F Model | R 2 | P -value |
---|---|---|---|---|
(a) Single strain ferments only | ||||
 Region | 5 | 2.056 | 0.100 | 0.001*** |
Batch | 2 | 3.687 | 0.072 | 0.001*** |
Region*Batch | 9 | 0.860 | 0.076 | 0.093 |
Residuals | 77 | Â | 0.752 | Â |
Total | 93 | Â | 1 | Â |
(b) Single strain ferments only, with chemicals standardised by OAV | ||||
 Region | 5 | 2.758 | 0.127 | 0.002** |
Batch | 2 | 4.302 | 0.079 | 0.001*** |
Region*Batch | 9 | 0.987 | 0.082 | 0.166 |
Residuals | 77 | Â | 0.711 | Â |
Total | 93 | Â | 1 | Â |
(c) Single strain ferments with strains with mixed ancestry removed | ||||
 Region | 5 | 3.176 | 0.198 | 0.006** |
Batch | 2 | 3.092 | 0.077 | 0.005** |
Region*Batch | 9 | 1.482 | 0.166 | 0.056 |
Residuals | 45 | Â | 0.560 | Â |
Total | 61 | Â | 1 | Â |
(d) Co-ferments and blends only, testing for effect of the type of ferment | ||||
 Type | 1 | 2.425 | 0.061 | 0.014* |
Batch | 2 | 3.698 | 0.186 | 0.014* |
Residuals | 30 | Â | 0.753 | Â |
Total | 33 | Â | 1 | Â |
(e) All co-ferment samples only | ||||
 Region | 5 | 1.555 | 0.346 | 0.073 |
Batch | 2 | 2.364 | 0.210 | 0.073 |
Residuals | 10 | Â | 0.444 | Â |
Total | 17 | Â | 1 | Â |
(f) All blend samples only | ||||
 Region | 5 | 1.375 | 0.339 | 0.196 |
Batch | 2 | 1.704 | 0.168 | 0.196 |
Residuals | 10 | Â | 0.493 | Â |
Total | 17 | Â | 1 | Â |