Fig. 2From: Gut microbiome of native Arab KuwaitisRelationship between dominant phyla and bacterial diversity. Individuals with a Firmicutes dominated gut microbiome had a higher bacterial diversity (as measured by the Shannon diversity index) compared to individuals with a Bacteroidetes dominated microbiome (Wilcoxon rank-sum test statistic = − 3.15, P = 0.002)Back to article page