Additional file 2: Figure S2. of Blood as a route of transmission of uterine pathogens from the gut to the uterus in cows

Alpha diversity of blood, fecal, and uterine bacterial communities. (A) Chao1 and (B) Shannon index. A box shows the 25th and 75th percentiles and the horizontal line inside the box indicates the median. The whiskers of the box indicate the largest and smallest values. Different letters indicate statistical significance among the blood, feces, and uterus (ANOVA, P ≤ 0.05). The asterisks indicate statistical significance between 0 and 2 days postpartum within the group (Wilcoxon test, P < 0.01). (TIFF 1623 kb