Fig. 8: Effects of FMT from EPG and PPG calves on growth performance and colonic development of mice. | npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Fig. 8: Effects of FMT from EPG and PPG calves on growth performance and colonic development of mice.

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

Fig. 8

a Experimental design diagram. b Body condition images (left) and growth performance data (right) of mice after FMT from each calf group. c Representative images (left) and length data (right) of the colon in each group. d Representative H&E staining (×50 magnification) of representative colonic sections from each group. Scale bar was 250 μm. e The microbial composition of fecal samples in each group of mice at the genus level. f The relative abundance of Bifidobacterium in each group. The significance was assessed using Kruskal–Wallis test. The error pounds in the bar charts were represented by mean ± SEM. g Linear regression relationship between Bifidobacterium abundance and growth performance of mice. b, c The significance was assessed using one-way ANOVA. Different superscripts of English letters represented the significant differences between groups (p < 0.05). The error pounds in the charts were represented by mean ± SD. b, f Only the significant differences were marked (*p < 0.05, **0.01< p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001).

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