Research Article

Rhizobacteria Communities of Phytoremediation Plant Species in Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil of the Sudd Ecosystem, South Sudan

Table 1

PERMANOVA analysis of interaction effects of plant species, organic manure, and hydrocarbons on bacterial community based on Bray–Curtis dissimilarity.

FactorDfSSMSF. ModelR2Pr (>F)

Plant species40.58990.59873.99780.029410.081
Plant species: manure10.92330.326113.00660.051300.009
Plant species: hydrocarbon10.61570.184441.54620.092550.001
Interaction40.98450.32172.23810.134210.002
Residuals9513.18820.139770.80211
Total10515.31711

Df = degrees of freedom; SS = sum of squares; MS = mean squares; F. Model = F-test value for model; R2 = R-squared; Pr (>F) =  value.