This protocol outlines the analysis used for intra and interpersonal diversity of the virome and whole metagenome using the Bray Curtis dissimilarity metric. We visualize the differences as bar plots and calculate the statistical significance of the differences using a t-test. Based on the methods from the following publication:Hannigan, Geoffrey D., et al. "The Human Skin Double-Stranded DNA Virome: Topographical and Temporal Diversity, Genetic Enrichment, and Dynamic Associations with the Host Microbiome." mBio 6.5 (2015): e01578-15.