Figure 5

Differences in richness, diversity and community structure associated with trichiasis. (A,B) Boxplots indicate distribution of richness and Shannon diversity measures in participants aged >10years with conjunctival scarring only versus those with scarring and TT sampled in the dry (A) and wet (B) seasons; P-values calculated using Wilcoxon rank sum test. (C,D) MDS was used to visualize differences in community structure between participants aged >10years of age with scarring only (C > 0, filled circles) versus those with scarring and TT (C > 0 + TT, open circles) sampled during the dry season (C) and participants aged >10years with scarring only (C > 0, filled circles) versus those with scarring and TT (C > 0 + TT, open circles) sampled during the wet season (D); P-values generated by PERMANOVA.