Fig. 7From: Characterization of the gut microbiome in a porcine model of thoracic spinal cord injuryAlpha diversity box plots (species richness) of our 4 treatment groups (SCI divided into SCI acute and SCI Subacute), and control. Groups were compared using Kruskal-Wallis analysis. Increases in the number of bacterial species present in a given ecosystem indicates an increase in species richness. *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001Back to article page