Table 1b.
Selected species potentially related to the progression in the development of oral cancer
| Species | Degrees of epithelial dysplasia | p-value | Groups | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HK | ED | OSCC | HC | OLK | OSCC | |||
| S. sp. NPS 308 | 0.04% | 0.22% | 0.43% | 0.024 | 0.09% | 0.12% | 0.43% | 0.029 |
| S. agalactiae | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.23% | 0.009 | 0.06% | 0.08% | 0.23% | 0.001 |
| G. morbillorum | 0.06% | 0.22% | 1.20% | 0.002 | 0.16% | 0.13% | 1.20% | 0.001 |
| G. haemolysans | 0.27% | 0.41% | 0.91% | 0.007 | 0.20% | 0.33% | 0.91% | < 0.001 |
HK, hyperplasia/keratosis; ED, epithelial dysplasia; HC, healthy controls; OLK, oral leukoplasia; OSCC, oral squamous cell carcinoma; S. sp. NPS 308, Streptococcus sp. NPS 308; S. agalactiae, Streptococcus agalactiae; G. morbillorum, Gemella morbillorum; G. haemolysans, Gemella haemolysans