Figure 3
From: Effects of green tea on miRNA and microbiome of oral epithelium
LDA Effect Size (LEfSe) algorithm was used on genus level OTU tables to determine taxa that best characterize the changes in the mucosal microbiome that occur at 0 versus 2 and 4 weeks of GT exposure. (a) Tongue showed decreases in Streptococcus and Lactobacillus among other changes. (b) The cladogram for the taxa that are different in tongue with green tea exposure shows their taxonomic relationships. (c) Keratinized gingiva showed less conclusive changes with only the genus Abiotrophia different at a high level of statistical significance.
