Table 3

Relative abundance of individual-specific ("exclusive") sequences

Individual

% Sequences "Exclusive"

% of Reads with "Exclusive" Sequences

Taxonomy of Predominant "Exclusive" Sequencesa

% of Reads

Nr of Samplesb


S1

19

20

Firmicutes;Bacilli;Lactobacillales;Streptococcaceae;Streptococcus

4.4

3

Bacteria;Bacteroidetes;Bacteroidia;Bacteroidales

1.2

9

Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Pasteurellales;Pasteurellaceae

1.2

8

Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Pasteurellales;Pasteurellaceae;Haemophilus

0.6

4

Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Pasteurellales;Pasteurellaceae

0.6

5

Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Cardiobacteriales;Cardiobacteriaceae;Cardiobacterium

0.5

4


S2

19

12

Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Betaproteobacteria;Neisseriales;Neisseriaceae;Neisseria

0.6

3


S3

17

11

Bacteria;TM7

0.7

3

Bacteria;Firmicutes;Bacilli;Bacillales;Staphylococcaceae;Gemella

0.5

7

Bacteria;Actinobacteria;Actinobacteria;Actinomycetales;Corynebacteriaceae;Corynebacterium

0.5

5


a - sequence was considered predominant if it contributed to at least 0.5% of the individual microbiome

b - number of samples of the particular individual where the respective "exclusive" sequence was found

Zaura et al. BMC Microbiology 2009 9:259   doi:10.1186/1471-2180-9-259

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