Figure 2: Colonization efficiency and alpha diversity of the microbiota of mice from different generations. | Scientific Reports

Figure 2: Colonization efficiency and alpha diversity of the microbiota of mice from different generations.

From: Microbiota composition of simultaneously colonized mice housed under either a gnotobiotic isolator or individually ventilated cage regime

Figure 2

(a) Heat map of colonization efficiency of each generation compared to inoculum. Detected taxa on genus level in the inoculum correspond to 100%, and the mean percentage with s.d. in each housing system is shown for each generation and age time point. There were no differences between the housing systems, but colonization efficiency for P at 7 weeks and F1 and F2 at 4 weeks were significantly lower than the other time points in both housing systems (Supplementary Table S1). (b) Venn diagram showing number of unique genus level taxa shared between the housing systems and the inoculum. (c+d) Richness (number of OTUs not summarized to a specific taxonomic level) (c) and Shannon index (d) of inoculum and fecal samples from each generation and age sorted per the timeline of the study (Day 0-Day 168). There were no differences between the housing systems at any time point (t-test; bars are s.d.). P = parent mice inoculated at 6 weeks of age; F1 and F2 = offspring generations born with the microbiota.

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