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Fig. 8 | Microbiome

Fig. 8

From: The upper respiratory tract microbiota of healthy adults is affected by Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage, smoking habits, and contact with children

Fig. 8

Dynamics of the nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal microbiota. A Alluvial plot representing the change in individuals’ nasopharyngeal clusters, stratified by carriage of pneumococcus, at the three sampling times. B Alluvial plot representing the change in individuals’ oropharyngeal clusters, stratified by carriage of pneumococcus, at the three sampling times. C Volatility of the nasopharyngeal microbiota depending on pneumococcal carrier state. D Volatility of the oropharyngeal microbiota depending on pneumococcal carrier state. In C and D, left graphics show volatility per individual calculated as the Aitchison distance between microbiota at consecutive time points: first vs. second and second vs. third. Lines connect volatility values of each individual. In C and D, the graphics on the right show boxplots of aggregated volatility. Yellow indicates pneumococcal carriers; blue indicates pneumococcal noncarriers

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