Fig. 5

Relative abundances and comparative analysis of the taxonomic composition of gut microbiota in the study subjects. Relative abundances and comparative analysis of the taxonomic composition of gut microbiota in the enrolled females (A) and males (B), respectively. Bar plots show the relative abundances of the top 10 taxa at respective levels, including phyla, class, orders, family, genera and species, in HTN and control females and males. Each component of the cumulative bar chart indicates a phylum, a class, an order, a family, a genus or a species, respectively. The taxa with significant difference between groups are presented using Wilcoxon rank-sum test. ^#P < 0.1, ^*P < 0.05, ^**P < 0.01