Fig. 5
Temporal variation in microbiota population in different gut section. Ordination of individual samples with principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) of Jaccard distance depicting temporal differences in microbiota at different stages of laying lifecycle. This analysis is based on presence or absence of specific microbes. (a) Oesophagus. (b) Crop. (c) Proventriculus. (d) Gizzard. (e) Duodenum. (f) Jejunum. (g) Ileum. (h) Caecum. (i) Colon