Figure 2.
The impact of delivery mode on infant gut microbiota is gradually diminished and influenced by exclusive breastfeeding. Principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) plots of infant samples stratified according to the delivery mode, based on Bray–Curtis distance, are shown along the first two principal coordinate (PC) axes with Adonis p-value and effect sizes (R2). (A) Infants aged 6 weeks. (B) Infants aged 6 months. (C) Infants who were exclusively breastfed during 6 months. (D) Infants who were mixed fed during 6 months. VD, vaginally delivered; CSD, cesarean section delivered.