Figure 3

Phylogenetic tree of fecal bacteria from nice nursed by a NOD or NOR mother. Banding similarity analysis of the samples from NOD and NOR mice reveal that the highest degree of similarity exists between mice that were nursed by the same mother regardless of pup strain. (A, B) A high degree of similarity also exists between groups based on age with groupings at 4 and 32 weeks. The mice are identified with the following naming convention: Nursing Mother-Pup Strain (where R = NOR and D = NOD).