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. 2015 May 28;10(5):e0128346. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128346

Fig 1. The esophageal bacterial load is increased in subjects with EoE and GERD: Analysis by 16S Q-PCR.

Fig 1

The esophageal bacterial load was captured using the EST as previously described [5]. A. The copy number of bacteria per ng of DNA is significantly increased in subjects with EoE, and GERD as compared to Normal. B. Treatments (Trt) do not significantly change the load of bacteria in each disease. C. The disease activity or response to treatment does not significantly change the load of bacteria in EoE. D. The effective number of taxa is similar in Normal, EoE and GERD. The mean ± SEM are shown. Normal n = 25, EoE n = 37, GERD n = 8. Mean and SEM, two-sample t-test * P<0.05, ** P<0.01, *** P<0.001, **** P<0.0001.