Table 3 Beta diversity analysis.

From: Breed and ruminal fraction effects on bacterial and archaeal community composition in sheep

Fraction

Weighted UniFrac

Unweighted UniFrac

PERMANOVA

P value

R2

PERMANOVA

P value

R2

Bacteria

 Solid

0.57

0.10

0.24

0.11

 Liquid

0.59

0.10

0.27

0.12

 Epithelial

0.47

0.12

0.09

0.14

Archaea

 Solid

0.72

0.08

0.45

0.11

 Liquid

0.75

0.07

0.15

0.17

 Epithelial

0.57

0.10

0.19

0.16

  1. Effect of breed on bacterial and archaeal community composition in solid, liquid and epithelial ruminal fractions. Community dissimilarities calculated using weighted and unweighted UniFrac distances and compared among breeds using PERMANOVA, with P values and R2 values reported. Solid (Cheviot n = 8, Connemara n = 5, Lanark n = 9, Perth n = 7), liquid (Cheviot n = 9, Connemara n = 5, Lanark n = 9, Perth n = 5), epithelial (Cheviot n = 9, Connemara n = 3, Lanark n = 6, Perth n = 8).
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