Figure 6.

Effects of purslane extracts on the gut microbiota of mice with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis (UC). (A) The distribution of the intestinal microbiota at the phylum level. (B) Simpson index. (C) Good’s coverage index. (D) Principal coordinate analysis. (E) Linear discriminant analysis. (F,G) t-test for determination of the differences between the POEM and POES groups at family and genus levels (n = 4). Data with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05). In the results of t-test, * p < 0.05; *** p < 0.005.