Figure 2
From: Mucosa-associated gut microbiota reflects clinical course of ulcerative colitis
Comparison of gut microbiota composition in endoscopic remission group between non-relapse and relapse groups according to later clinical course. (A) Comparisons of α-diversity of gut microbiota composition between non-relapse (n = 17) and relapse (n = 7) groups as assessed by the Chao1 index, the Shannon index, and whole-tree phylogenetic diversity (PD). (B) Principal coordinate analysis of gut microbiota by unweighted and weighted UniFrac between non-relapse (n = 17) and relapse (n = 7) groups. Each ellipse indicates 50% probability. Unweighted (PERMANOVA, p < 0.0001) and weighted (PERMANOVA, p = 0.033) distances were significantly different. (C) Comparisons of taxonomic composition of microbiota including Bacteroides, Enterobacteriaceae, and Clostridiales between non-relapse (n = 17) and relapse (n = 7) groups. *Statistically significant difference between the 2 indicated groups (p < 0.05). **Statistically significant difference between the 2 indicated groups (p < 0.01). n.s., no significant difference between the 2 indicated groups.
