Fig. 6.

Changes in alpha and beta diversity of the ovine faecal microbiome over time, post infection. Faecal samples were obtained from two-to-four lambs at ten time points over 28 days. All correlation tests used Spearman’s rank-correlation coefficient. a Changes in alpha diversity of the ovine faecal microbiome over time. There is a statistically significant decrease in Chao1 species richness from day 0 to day 28 of infection. b Changes in beta diversity of the ovine faecal microbiome over time. There is a trend in the movement of the lamb faecal microbiome along the x-axis in a positive direction over time, thus becoming more dissimilar to the uninfected lamb microbiome