Figure 4. Role of CDImb in protection from gut microbiota alterations and opportunistic pathogens.

The network representation shows the impact of CDImb (blue dots) on the whole microbiome. Links between the dots represent positive (in green) or negative (in red) correlations based on Kendall tau-rank co-variance analysis. Each link acts as a spring whose attracting or repulsing force as well as line width is proportional to the positive or negative co-variance values, respectively. Taxa with purported health-promoting activities are colored in green while opportunistic pathogens are colored in red.