Fig. 1: Dynamics of microbial diversity in the calf hindgut. | npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Fig. 1: Dynamics of microbial diversity in the calf hindgut.

From: The Bifidobacterium-dominated fecal microbiome in dairy calves shapes the characteristic growth phenotype of host

Fig. 1

a Alpha diversity of fecal microbiota at different time points. The significance was assessed using Kruskal–Wallis test. Different superscripts of English letters represented the significant differences between groups (p < 0.05). The error pounds in the bar charts were represented by mean ± SD. b Beta diversity of the gut microbiota of calves at different ages. Significance was assessed using ANOSIM. c Relative abundance of genera Achromobacter and Corynebacterium. d Relative abundance of genera Collinsella and Escherichia-Shigella. e Relative abundance of genera Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus. f Relative abundance of genera Blautia and Bacteroides. g Relative abundance of genera unclassified Muribaculaceae family and Oscillospiraceae_UCG-005. The total samples were generally distributed according to age and the samples of the same age were arranged in the order of actual collection time on x-axis. h Top 20 age-related bacteria of the calf hindgut based on the mean square error of predictions (%IncMSE). i The distinct capability for age prediction based on the gut microbiota of calves from 0 to 70 days of age.

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