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Fig. 6 | Animal Microbiome

Fig. 6

From: Links between host genetics, metabolism, gut microbiome and amoebic gill disease (AGD) in Atlantic salmon

Fig. 6

Chao1 richness estimates for multiple comparisons for starved fish between gut compartments (a), genetic background in MG samples (b) and AGD severity in MG samples (c). Lower microbial richness in MG samples compared to PC samples. In MG samples wild fish show a lower microbial richness than farmed fish. Fish with an AGD severity score of 2 and 3 showed a lower microbial richness than non-symptomatic fish (AGD 0). PC = Pyloric caeca, MG = Midgut, F = Farmed, HWF = Hybrid Wild Female, HFF = Hybrid Farmed Female, W = Wild. Significance was determined by Dunn’s test for multiple comparisons of groups of significant Kruskal–Wallis results. Significance codes shown for significant differences: **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05

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