Figure 4

Taxonomic richness and diversity of the cecal microbiome at the genus level through time. A) Richness and diversity statistics calculated at the species and OTU-level showed essentially similar patterns through time. B) Network complexity of the cecal microbiome through time as measured by the numbers of nodes and edges in network. Nodes represent genera with significant network connections to other genera and edges represent the total number of significant networks connections calculated as described in the text.