Figure 5From: The vaginal microbiome is stable in prepubertal and sexually mature Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs throughout an estrous cycle The abundance of Lactobacillaceae in prepubertal and sexually mature minipigs during an estrous cycle. When evaluating the abundance of each family within prepubertal and sexually mature minipigs, we found a higher abundance of Lactobacillaceae in the prepubertal minipigs than in the sexually mature. The difference between the prepubertal and sexually mature minipigs was significant on day 0, 5, 9 and 17 of the estrous cycle. The abundance is given as percentage of Lactobacillaceae within the Firmicutes phylum. The bars represent mean + SEM (n = 10). Statistical analysis was performed with multiple bonferroni-corrected comparisons. Asterisks indicate significance levels: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.Back to article page