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Fig. 2 | Animal Microbiome

Fig. 2

From: Signatures of landscape and captivity in the gut microbiota of Southern Hairy-nosed Wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

Fig. 2

Microbial diversity and composition of SHNW faecal samples from different populations: Kooloola and Brookfield (degraded habitat), Wonga (intact habitat), and captive. a Captive individuals had significantly lower phylogenetic diversity of microbes compared to wild individuals, and b significantly lower microbial richness (except vs. Wonga). Horizontal lines in the boxes represent the median values; the lower and upper bound of boxes represent 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively. Outliers are marked with a cross. c/d Principal coordinates analysis (PCOA) of unweighted UniFrac distances show clear separation of microbial compositions between captive and wild individuals across PC1. c shows PC1 vs PC2 and d shows PC1 vs. PC3. Each point represents a SHNW faecal sample, coloured by population, and the distances between points represents microbial composition differences (i.e. points closer together have more similar microbial composition)

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Animal Microbiome

ISSN: 2524-4671