Fig. 3
From: The sputum microbiome associated with different sub-types of AECOPD in a Chinese cohort
Bacterial OTUs that differentiate AECOPD (n = 36) vs other samples (n = 32): Mean Decrease in Accuracy (MDA) plot of the top 25 bacterial OTUs (a); Box plots of representative OTUs (b-g). The sputum microbiome signatures that differentiate AECOPD samples from other samples (a combination of Health Control, Recovery and Stable) were reported in this figure A: top 25 bacterial OTUs were listed based on Mean Decrease in Accuracy (MDA) from AUCRF; b-g: Box plots of relative abundance of representative OTUs, and the p value were calculated by using Wilcoxon test. AECOPD: acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; others: a combination of health control, recovery and stable. Health Control: subjects without any clinical signs; Recovery: the patient recovering from exacerbation treatment; Stable: stable period over 8 weeks free of an AECOPD