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Fig. 5 | BMC Microbiology

Fig. 5

From: Involvement of mucosal flora and enterochromaffin cells of the caecum and descending colon in diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

Fig. 5

Relationships among the relative abundance of microbial communities at the genera level and clinical parameters in the descending colon of IBS-D patients based on the Spearman correlation analysis (HAM-A: Hamilton Anxiety Score; HAM-D: Hamilton Depression Score; EC: Enterochromaffin cell number; IBSSSS: IBS Symptom Severity System; DAP: Degree of abdominal pain; DF: Defecation frequency; FAP: Frequency of abdominal pain); ***P < 0.001; **P < 0.01; *P < 0.05

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