Partners of patients with ulcerative colitis exhibit a biologically relevant dysbiosis in fecal microbial metacommunities

Figure 2 Significant differences in the fecal microbiota composition between ulcerative colitis patients and their healthy partners. Comparisons for each sample were calculated using the Wilcoxon test. The down arrows indicate less abundant microbiota in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients, and the up arrow represents the more abundant microbiota in UC patients compared with their healthy partners.