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. 2020 Nov 6;10:514943. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.514943

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Functional alterations of the salivary microbiome between men with head and neck cancer (HNC_M, n = 56) and healthy controls (HC_M, n = 64) using PICRUSt2. (A) Environmental Information Processing, (B) Genetic Information Processing, (C) Human Diseases, (D) Organismal Systems, (E) Cellular Processes, (F) Metabolism, (G) Human Diseases_Immune diseases, (H) Human Diseases_Cancers: Overview, (I) Human Diseases_Cancers: Specific types, (J) Metabolism_Glycan biosynthesis and metabolism, (K) Metabolism_Lipid metabolism, (L) Metabolism_Biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites, (M) Human Diseases_Immune diseases_Primary immunodeficiency, (N) Human Diseases_Cancers: Overview_Pathways in cancer, (O) Human Diseases_Cancers: Overview_Viral carcinogenesis, (P) Human Diseases_Cancers: Overview_Chemical carcinogenesis, (Q) Human Diseases_Cancers: Overview_Proteoglycans in cancer, (R) Human Diseases_Cancers: Overview_Central carbon metabolism in cancer, (S) Human Diseases_Cancers: Overview_Choline metabolism in cancer, (T) Human Diseases_Cancers: Specific types_Renal cell carcinoma, (U) Metabolism_Glycan biosynthesis and metabolism_Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, (V) Metabolism_Lipid metabolism_Steroid hormone biosynthesis, (W) Metabolism_Biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites_Neomycin, kanamycin and gentamicin biosynthesis, (X) Metabolism_Metabolism of terpenoids and polyketides_Sesquiterpenoid and triterpenoid biosynthesis. Violin plots showing the most predominant functional alterations in the HNC group. PICRUSt2: Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States 2.