FIG 5.

Sex differences in antibiotic effects on the microbial composition at the genus level in the Firmicutes and Proteobacteria phylum in healthy mice. (A) Relative abundance of the major microbial genus in the Firmicutes phylum in male mice. (B) Relative abundance of the major microbial genus in the Firmicutes phylum in female mice. (C) Relative abundance of the major microbial genus in the Proteobacteria phylum in male mice. (D) Relative abundance of the major microbial genus in the Proteobacteria phylum in female mice. NAbx, no antibiotic exposure; Vanc, vancomycin; CiMe, ciprofloxacin and metronidazole; M, male; F, female.