Figure 1
From: Microbial imbalance in Chinese children with diarrhea or constipation
Comparison of gut microbial structure among the CC, CD and HC groups. (A) The structure of the gut microbiota at the genus level among the three groups. (B) Rank abundance curve showing the relative species abundance and evenness. (C) The Chao1 index of the CC group was significantly higher as compared with the HC group (p = 0.018), while that of CD group was significantly lower (p = 0.032). (D) The Shannon index of the CC group was significantly higher than that of HC (p < 0.001), while the Shannon index of CD group was lower although the difference was not significant (p = 0.113). (E) The Gini-Simpson index of the CC group was significantly higher than that of the HC (p < 0.001), while the Gini-Simpson index in the CD group was lower although the difference was not significant (p = 0.374). (F) Beta-diversity index (plots of NMDS) among the three groups.
