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From: Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) as a novel model to study the relationship between the avian microbiome and microbial endocrinology-based host-microbe interactions

Fig. 2

Microbiota composition and diversity in HS and LS quail. (a) Principal coordinate analysis plot based on Aitchison distances with all ASVs present in at least 2 samples displays a clear separation between the gut microbiomes of HS and LS quail. All three examined alpha diversity matrices namely Chao1 (b), Shannon (c), and Simpson (d) showed a greater diversity in LS compared to HS quail. 41 ASVs were found to be significantly (p < 0.05) differentially abundant between HS and LS quail (e). Effect size is defined as the between group differences divided by the within group differences, an effect size cut-off of absolute 1 is suggested for reproducible results. 4 ASVs have an effect size of greater than absolute 1, namely ASV_002 Bacteroides, ASV_053 Muribaculaceae, and ASV_024 unclassified Bacteria which are increased in HS quail, and ASV_054 Alistepes which is increased in LS quail

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