Figure 4.

The microbial α-diversity (Shannon index) significantly changed between mid-to-late pregnancy in Dahl S rats. A: changes during early pregnancy represented as gestation day 6 data. B: changes around midpregnancy represented as day 13 data. C: changes around late pregnancy represented as day 20 data. D: changes 1 wk postpartum denoted as day 28 data. Each dot represents an individual rat. Pink bars represent virgin SD; green bars represent pregnant SD; blue bars represent virgin Dahl S; and purple bars represent pregnant Dahl S. n = 6 or 10 female rats. Dahl S, Dahl salt-sensitive; SD, Sprague Dawley.