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Fig. 4 | Microbiome

Fig. 4

From: Cultivation of stable, reproducible microbial communities from different fecal donors using minibioreactor arrays (MBRAs)

Fig. 4

Structure of MBRA core microbial communities. We designated those OTUs that were present in ≥90 % of daily samples over days 8–21 within each single reactor over time as members of the “individual core.” Individual Core OTUs that were shared across replicates of the same fecal type were designated members of the “fecal type core” and those present in the core of all MBRA communities were designated “all MBRA core.” We calculated the mean percent abundance of OTUs (a) and sequences (b) in each type of core from reactors on days 8–21 and plotted these values for each replicate (1–3 for donors A, B, or C; 1–6 for pooled fecal donor). Each core type includes those members also present in the broader core type (i.e., individual core = individual core + fecal type core + all MBRA core; fecal type core = fecal type core + all MBRA core)

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