Fig. 2

Microbiota composition at phylum level. (a) Pie chart showing the proportion of top 5 most abundant phyla in different sections of the gut. (b) Characteristic phyla of different sections as identified with linear discriminant analysis (LDA) effect size (LEfSe). Phyla with LDA scores of greater than 4 are presented. (c) Line graph depicting the relative abundance of top 5 most abundant phyla in different sections of the gut. (d) Heatmap showing the top 15 most abundant phyla in different sections of the gut. Oes = Oesophagus, Pro = Proventriculus, Gizz = Gizzard, Duo = Duodenum, Jej = Jejunum, Ile = Ileum, Cae = Caecum, Col = Colon