Ecological Characterization of the Colonic Microbiota of Normal and Diarrheic Dogs
Figure 4
T-RFLP analysis of
fecal samples from a single pet with two diarrheic episodes. Panel (a) community composition expressed
as % area of peaks under the T-RFLP electropherogram; bacterial groups were
combined at the taxonomic level of order. Panel (b) dendrogram based on
Bray-Curtis similarities of community composition among the samples from this
dog; numbers at nodes indicate percentage of trees having an equivalent node in
jackknife analysis. Panel (c) community richness parameter, Rr. However, Rr is not reported when there was only a single peak ≥1% of
the area under the electropherogram (days 168 and 198); the value of Rr was 0.12 on day 172 and 1.5 on day 221. Panel (d) community functional
organization, Fo. However, Fo is not reported when there was only
a single peak ≥1% of the area under the electropherogram
(days 168 and 198). Panel (e) % change parameter for community dynamics. Panel (f) time lag analysis. Arrows below the X-axis indicate the day of onset of an
episode of diarrhea.
