Role of Intestinal Microbiota in Ulcerative Colitis

Role of Intestinal Microbiota in Ulcerative Colitis Role of Intestinal Microbiota in Ulcerative Colitis

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Figure 2. Dice cluster analysis of universal DGGE gel profiles from in vitro luminal and mucosal communities derived from healthy subjects, UC patients in remission or relapse. The luminal samples are indicated by stars (*) and the mucosal samples are indicated by full circle (•). The dendrogram can be divided into three clusters: Cluster I, luminal samples (53.89% similarity). Cluster II, mucosal samples (54.61% similarity). Cluster III, luminal samples (41.15% similarity). Metric scale indicates degree of similarity in percentage. 20

A. B. Figure 3. Principal component analysis of the quantitative PCR measurements using the first and second principal component (PC1: 25.29% and 15.77%). A) Score plot showing the luminal community indicated by triangle (Δ) and mucosal community indicated by circle (•). Sources of the communities are indicated by green for healthy subjects, blue for UC patients in remission, and red for UC patients in relapse. B) Loading plot, indicating each of the measured bacterial taxa as determined by quantitative Real‐Time PCR. 1. Bifidobacterium bifidum, 2. Bifidobacterium adolescentis, 3. Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum, 4. Bifidobacterium spp., 5. Lactobacillus spp., 6. Clostridium leptum subgroup, 7. Clostridium coccoides group, 8. Eubacterium rectale, 9. Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, 10. Desulfovibrio spp., 11. Akkermansia muciniphila, 12. Firmicutes, 13. Bacteroidetes, 14. Roseburia spp., 15. Bacteroides spp., 16. Alistipes spp. 21

Figure 2. Dice cluster analysis <strong>of</strong> universal DGGE gel pr<strong>of</strong>iles from <strong>in</strong> vitro lum<strong>in</strong>al and mucosal<br />

communities derived from healthy subjects, UC patients <strong>in</strong> remission or relapse. The lum<strong>in</strong>al<br />

samples are <strong>in</strong>dicated by stars (*) and the mucosal samples are <strong>in</strong>dicated by full circle (•). The<br />

dendrogram can be divided <strong>in</strong>to three clusters: Cluster I, lum<strong>in</strong>al samples (53.89% similarity).<br />

Cluster II, mucosal samples (54.61% similarity). Cluster III, lum<strong>in</strong>al samples (41.15% similarity).<br />

Metric scale <strong>in</strong>dicates degree <strong>of</strong> similarity <strong>in</strong> percentage.<br />

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