Boxplots for alpha diversity measurements of the microbiota of CF subgroups.

<p>Chao1 and Shannon indices were used to determine the richness and diversity of the bacterial community, respectively. Chao1 (a) and Shannon (b) measurements of the microbiota of Uninfected Control (NIC), CF baseline, and Exacerbated CF, Chao1 (c) and Shannon (d) measurements of the microbiota of Before, During and AfterTreatment of exacerbated CF. The upper edge of each box represents the 75% line, the lower edge represents the 25% line, and the inner line of each box represents the 50% line. ** refers to statistically highly significant as <i>p</i> < 0.01.