Fig. 2. Response of the gut microbiota to Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) intervention. Plots were based on principal coordinate analyses with weighted UniFrac dissimilarities. The gut microbiota of all the subjects (A), the hard stool (HS) group (B), the normal stool (NS) group (C), and the soft stool (SS) group (D) at the baseline period and 2-week LcS intake (intake 1) visit was included in this analysis. BSFS, Bristol Stool Form Scale; PC, principal component.
© J Neurogastroenterol Motil