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. 2022 Mar 30;12:5391. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-09436-x

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Culture of fecal samples yields genetically diverse C. albicans strains. (a) Cultured species from fecal samples as determined by MALDI-TOF MS analysis. Each rectangle indicates one patient sample. (b) Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLP) fingerprint analysis of 63 C. albicans strains reveals genetic differences as reflected in varying fingerprint patterns. Colored squares indicate sample group origin of the strain, composed numbers identify fecal sample and strain number respectively. Dendrogram shows clustering of strains into 4 groups at 90% similarity. Arrowheads indicate strains selected for follow-up phenotypic examination. IBS-H hypersensitive IBS patients, IBS-N normosensitive IBS patients, HV healthy volunteer.