Fig. 7: Systemic IL-6 level and its correlation with antibiotic resistance genes and the resistant drug classes in GW Veteran samples.
From: Host gut resistome in Gulf War chronic multisymptom illness correlates with persistent inflammation
a Bar graph depicting the serum IL-6 level at pg/ml in Veteran control group Hum_Control (n = 3 biologically independent samples) and Hum_GWI (n = 18 biologically independent samples) groups. Correlation plot between α-diversity (Chao1) of b resistant ARGs and c resistant drug classes and serum IL-6 in Hum_GW group. Data are represented as mean ± SD (SD standard deviation). r-value was determined by Pearson’s regression analysis. Pearson’s linear regression is shown in red with 95% confidence bands. Statistical significance was analyzed by Welch’s two-tailed t-test where p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
