Figure 2
From: Metagenomic features of bioburden serve as outcome indicators in combat extremity wounds
Alpha diversity of bioburden according to wound status. Metagenomic sequence data from wound specimens was used to calculate bioburden diversity through assessment of richness. (a) Microbial taxonomic diversity as represented by Hill’s N2 (reciprocal Simpson index) at the genus level, per sample, in distinct samplings from wounds. Diversity trends are shown in comparison to wound outcome. (b) Effective number of genera (Hill’s N2) shown according to increasing number of days post injury. Specimen timepoint category is indicated via color of the corresponding point. Shaded area surrounding loess trendlines indicates 95% confidence interval about the average N2 genera.
