Fig. 3: Faecal microbiota diversity changes after dietary intervention (n = 43). | npj Science of Food

Fig. 3: Faecal microbiota diversity changes after dietary intervention (n = 43).

From: Calcium-rich dairy matrix protects better than mineral calcium against colonic luminal haem-induced alterations in male rats

Fig. 3

α-diversity indices were assessed using Chao-1 (a) and Simpson (b) estimators for richness and evenness assessment respectively. β-diversity was explored using Unifrac distances and multidimensional scaling (c). Individual values according to dietary iron (Ferric citrate vs. Haemoglobin) and calcium (Control vs. Mineral vs. Dairy) contents are plotted. Statistical support for differences between samples across diets was obtained by Adonis test with 9999 permutations followed by pairwise multilevel comparison. Detailed F-statistics and p values are provided as Supporting Information Table S1.

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