Table 2 Permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) test using Bray–Curtis index showed significant differences in microbiota comparison of periodontitis-osteomyelitis group against healthy group as well as gingivitis against healthy group.

From: Porphyromonas spp., Fusobacterium spp., and Bacteroides spp. dominate microbiota in the course of macropod progressive periodontal disease

PERMANOVA analysis (Bray–Curtis)

Group 1

Group 2

Pseudo-f statistic

p-value

p-value (Bonferroni correction)

Gingivitis

Healthy

2.2730

0.0108

0.0323

Gingivitis

Periodontitis-osteomyelitis

2.9593

0.0278

0.0833

Healthy

Periodontitis-osteomyelitis

7.4907

0.0001

0.0002

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