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. 2017 Apr 27;12(4):e0176669. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176669

Fig 4. The effects of antibiotic exposure on the development of the skin microbiome.

Fig 4

Alpha diversity indices of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) (mean ±SEM) are depicted in panels A, B and C for antecubital fossa, forehead and gluteal region respectively and Shannon diversity index (mean ±SEM) in panels D, E and F for antecubital fossa, forehead and gluteal region respectively in preterm neonates who were exposed to significant antibiotics (> 48 hr) compared to those not exposed. Exposure to significant antibiotics decreases alpha diversity measures in the preterm skin microbiome in the neonatal period.