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Figure 1 | Microbiome

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From: Bacterial diversity and Clostridia abundance decrease with increasing severity of necrotizing enterocolitis

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Relative abundance of taxonomic differences between NEC stool specimens and controls. Relative abundance of the most abundant taxa at class level (A-C) for NEC specimens (n = 21) compared to controls (n = 74) as well as the abundance at the different severities of NEC (D-F). Clostridia was significantly reduced in NEC patients (C), and as the severity of NEC decreased, the abundance of Clostridia increased. Lethal NEC, n = 6; severe NEC, n = 7; and mild NEC, n = 8. The solid line represents the mean, and the standard deviation is represented by dashed lines when between 0 and 100. (A-C) Significance was determined using a Mann-Whitney U test. For comparison of the NEC levels, Kruskal-Wallis test was used from (D-F). *P value < 0.05, **P value < 0.01. NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis.

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