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Fig. 6

From: Vaginal and neonatal microbiota in pregnant women with preterm premature rupture of membranes and consecutive early onset neonatal sepsis

Fig. 6

Similarities in microbial community structure between the vaginal microbiota at the time of birth and neonatal microbiota. The Bray–Curtis similarities are given based on standardized species abundance data. a Similarity between V2 samples and umbilical cord blood (n = 18), pharyngeal swabs (n = 24), rectal swabs (n = 22), and meconium samples (n = 23) of neonates delivered by spontaneous birth. b Similarity between V2 samples and umbilical cord blood (n = 16), pharyngeal swabs (n = 23), rectal swabs (n = 29), and meconium samples (n = 32) of neonates delivered by C-section. The difference in similarity to V2 samples between neonatal communities of different origins was analyzed by the Kruskal–Wallis test, and a significant difference in pairwise comparisons is indicated with *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001

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