Fig.2

Alpha diversity analysis of intestinal flora in patients with chronic and advanced S. japonicum infection. The sequencing data were evaluated by four metrics: Shannon index (t-test, t₍₂₇₎ = 2.05, P = 0.013) (a); Simpson index (t-test, t₍₂₇₎ = 2.05, P = 0.038) (b); Chao 1 index (t-test, t₍₂₇₎ = 2.77, P = 0.0042) (c); ACE index (t-test, t₍₂₇₎ = 2.77, P = 0.0028) (d). CS chronic S. japonicum infection, AS advanced S. japonicum infection