Figure 6.
α and β Diversity analysis of the gut microbiota. (A) Rarefaction curves. (B) Sobs analysis. (C) Ace index. (D) Shannon index. (E) PCoA score plot. NC, control group; M, DSS group; SCP, S. chinensis polysaccharide group. Values are expressed as means ± S.D. Graph bars marked with different letters represent statistically significant results (p < 0.05) based on ANOVA with Duncan's range tests, whereas bars marked with identical letters represent no statistically significant differences.