Fig. 4
Association between Lawsonia intracellularis phenotypes i.e. histopathology and shedding and ilea microbiota taxonomic abundance (log10) at the family level. All treatment groups are color coded. R represents the correlation coefficient and the corresponding P value. a shows the relationship between shedding and pathology (microscopic ileum score) and b shows how this varies depending on taxonomic clustering and treatment group. c Overall comparison of shedding (log10) and microbial abundance. d Same relationship as in A faceted by selected number of microbial families (full profile in Additional files 4 and 5). e Overall comparison of pathology (microscopic ileum score) and microbial abundance. f Same relationship as in c faceted by selected families