Fig. 9

Immune cell populations correlate to Firmicutes with distinct patterns based on surgical segments. Correlation graphs of A iNKT (TCRβ+ CD1dtet+) IL-22+ cells, B iNKT IL-10+ (significant r value of 0.8186 in segment B and 0.719 for Segment C), C CD11bhi CD103mid DCs (CD45+ IA-IE+ CD110+), D Th17 (TCRβhi CD4+ IL-17A+ IL17F+) and E Treg (TCRβ+ CD4+ FoxP3+) (significant r value of 0.0428 for segment C) versus Firmicutes within surgical segments. Pearson correlation coefficient (r) are found in Additional file 9: Table S1