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. 2021 Oct 28;4:1233. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02755-1

Fig. 2. Cluster number and size of the cross-niche microbial networks built per RTI group.

Fig. 2

Number of main clusters (a) and mean size of main clusters (b) over time. Number of clusters at week 1 were n = 22 (n =6 for 0–2 RTIs, n = 7 for 3–4 RTIs and n = 9 for 5–7 RTIs), n = 20 at month 2 (n = 6 for 0–2 RTIs, n = 7 for 3–4 RTIs and n = 7 for 5–7 RTIs), n = 16 at month 4 (n = 6 for 0–2 RTIs, n = 4 for 3–4 RTIs and n = 6 for 5–7 RTIs) and n = 14 at month 6 (n = 4 for 0–2 RTIs, n = 4 for 3–4 RTIs and n = 6 for 5–7 RTIs). Boxplots with medians are shown; the lower and upper hinges correspond to the first and third quartiles (the 25th and 75th percentiles); the upper and lower whiskers extend from the hinge to the largest and smallest value no further than 1.5 *IQR from the hinge. RTI stands for number of respiratory tract infections experienced over the first year of life.