Fig. 3From: Experimental infection with the hookworm, Necator americanus, is associated with stable gut microbial diversity in human volunteers with relapsing multiple sclerosisFaecal bacterial alpha diversity of volunteers with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) infected with Necator americanus (N+) or placebo-treated (PBO). a Mixed effect linear regression indicating differences in bacterial Shannon diversity within and between N+ and PBO subjects 1 week prior to infection/placebo treatment (Tpre), at 1, 5, and 9 months post-infection/placebo treatment (Ttreatment), and 2 months post-anthelmintic treatment (Tpost). b Differences in faecal bacterial Shannon diversity between N+ (left panel) and PBO (right panel) subjects over the course of Ttreatment. *P < 0.05Back to article page