Qi-Deficiency Related Increases in Disease Susceptibility Are Potentially Mediated by the Intestinal Microbiota

<div>Bacterial alpha diversity in QX (blue) and PH (red) populations. Observed species, Shannon and Simpson indices demonstrate that the diversity in QX people is significantly lower than that in PH people. Mann-Whitney,<i> p</i> &lt; 0.01.</div>

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Figure 2: Qi-Deficiency Related Increases in Disease Susceptibility Are Potentially Mediated by the Intestinal Microbiota 