Table 1.
Correlation between feces and different GI tract segments for genus abundance.
Fig 1.
Profiles of gut microbes in GI tracts and feces at the rank of phylum.
a, Composition structure of microbiome in feces at of 1, 2, 3, and 6 months of age. b, Profiles of microbes in different GI tract segments.
Fig 2.
The principal components analysis (PCA) plot of samples from different ages, GI tract, and feces.
a, Samples from different ages. b, Samples from feces and different GI tract segments.
Fig 3.
Heatmap of hierarchy cluster results for the abundance of genus in feces and different GI tract segments.
Fig 4.
Dominant genus in intestinal tract.
Fig 5.
Microbial functional associated with metabolism and disease in intestine and feces.
a, Comparison of functional pathway between microbes of feces and gut contents. b, Comparison of microbial functions associated with metabolism and disease among small intestine, large intestine and feces.
Table 2.
Comparisons between feces and different GI tract segments for genus abundance.