Fecal microbiota transplantation for irritable bowel syndrome: An intervention for the 21st century

Figure 3 Scaled principal component analysis plot of fecal samples from the superdonor and patients before transplantation. The patient samples are indicated by small gray circles. The superdonor samples are indicated by the larger circles of different colors reflecting the sampling times: black, 3 mo; red, 6 mo; green, 9 mo; blue, 12 mo; light blue, 15 mo; and pink, 18 mo. All of the superdonor samples are grouped closely together and remain in very similar positions over time. Citation: El-Salhy M, Hatlebakk JG, Gilja OH, Bråthen Kristoffersen A, Hausken T. Efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation for patients with irritable bowel syndrome in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Gut 2020; 69: 859-867. Copyright @BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020. Published by BMJ Publishing Group Ltd[11].