Table 1 Permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) of gut sections and sampling time points in lumen and mucosa

Gut sites (lumen vs mucosa)

1

0.750

0.0217

8.3396

0.001

Lumen

Hindgut sections (III, IV, V)

2

8.9448

0.52017

125.4761

0.001

Section × sampling time points

10

1.0187

0.05924

2.8581

0.001

Sampling time points

5

1.1374

0.06614

6.3819

0.001

Mucosa

Hindgut sections (III, IV, V)

2

8.4130

0.50574

118.0542

0.001

Section × sampling time points

10

0.9111

0.05477

2.5569

0.001

Sampling time points

5

1.2180

0.07322

6.8367

0.001