Table 2 Comparison of the overall microbial community structure using three nonparametric statistical methods.

From: Preliminary analysis of salivary microbiome and their potential roles in oral lichen planus

Groups

MRPP

P-value

Adonis

P-value

ANOSIM

P-value

H vs R

0.511

0.252

0.036

0.209

0.011

0.294

H vs E

0.513

0.158

0.040

0.155

0.021

0.210

R vs E

0.520

0.302

0.032

0.263

0.008

0.326

  1. (H, healthy control; R, reticular OLP; E, erosive OLP).
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