Comparison of population numbers of selected microbial groups in the highland and lowland study participants.

<p>Comparison of population numbers of selected microbial groups in the highland and lowland study participants.</p

Comparison of population numbers of selected microbial groups in children, adolescents and adults.

<p>Children <5 years old; adolescents 5–17 years old; adults ≥18 years old. All Kruskal-Wallis tests were conducted on child, adolescent and adult groups.</p><p>Comparison of population numbers of selected microbial groups in children, adolescents and adults.</p

Principle coordinates analysis loadings for microbial groups in the gut of Papua New Guinean study participants.

<p>All variables considered to be spline ordinal (degree = 2, no. of internal knots = 2); VAF = 62.09%.</p><p>Principle coordinates analysis loadings for microbial groups in the gut of Papua New Guinean study participants.</p

Detection of bacteria using RT-qPCR.

<p>Phylogenetic groups of organisms detected using RT-qPCR, the source of primers that were used and the limit of detection for each group. The mean number of organisms detected (± standard deviation) in faecal samples from Papua New Guinean study participants (n = 115), and the prevalence of detection is also provided.</p><p>Detection of bacteria using RT-qPCR.</p

Outcomes of PCoA by age (children, adolescents and adults).

<p>Outcomes of PCoA by age (children, adolescents and adults).</p

An overview of the demographic data of study participants, including age, sex, location and average BMI.

<p>BMI was calculated on adult study participants only.</p><p>An overview of the demographic data of study participants, including age, sex, location and average BMI.</p

Comparison of population numbers of selected microbial groups in male and female study participants.

<p>Comparison of population numbers of selected microbial groups in male and female study participants.</p

Outcomes of PCoA by region (highland vs lowland).

<p>There is a lower number of dimension 1 organisms in lowlanders than highlanders.</p

Outcomes of PCoA by sex (males and females).

<p>Outcomes of PCoA by sex (males and females).</p