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Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Microbiol. 2021 May 28;19(9):585–599. doi: 10.1038/s41579-021-00559-y

Table 1 |.

Genomic characteristics of Prevotella species

Prevotella speciesa Number of sequenced genomes Genome lengthb (Mb) G+C contentb (%) Host Host sites
P copri complex 106 3.65 ± 0.21 44.93 ± 0.23 Human Gut
P. intermedia 33 2.79 ± 0.13 43.45 ± 0.15 Human Oral cavity, empyema
P. ruminicola 9 3.53 ± 0.30 47.69 ± 0.71 Ruminant Rumen
P. bivia 8 2.49 ± 0.08 39.79 ± 0.17 Human Vagina
P. denticola 7 3.06 ± 0.11 50.04 ± 0.18 Human Vagina, oral cavity
P. disiens 7 2.86 ± 0.13 39.93 ± 0.21 Human Vagina, gut, Bartholin abscess
P. timonensis 7 3.09 ± 0.16 42.41 ± 0.16 Human Vagina, breast abscess
P. bryantii 6 3.41 ± 0.14 38.8 ± 0.19 Ruminant Rumen
P. amnii 5 2.4 ± 0.03 36.52 ± 0.08 Human Vagina, amniotic fluid
P. melaninogenica 5 3.14 ± 0.12 41.02 ± 0.23 Human Vagina, oral cavity, sputum
P. nigrescens 5 2.85 ± 0.16 42.64 ± 0.11 Human Oral cavity
P. oralis 5 2.87 ± 0.07 44.54 ± 0.09 Human Vagina, gut, oral cavity
P. oris 5 3.18 ± 0.12 43.86 ± 0.09 Human Oral cavity, airways
P. pectinovora 5 3.17 ± 0.12 47.74 ± 0.25 Swine Gut
P. buccae 4 3.22 ± 0.12 51.15 ± 0.19 Human Oral cavity
P. buccalis 4 2.99 ± 0.20 45.5 ± 0.18 Human Vagina
P. baroniae 3 3.09 ± 0.06 53.1 ± 0.17 Human Oral cavity
P. corporis 3 2.81 ± 0.04 44.1 ± 0.10 Human Vagina
P. histicola 3 3.0 ± 0.06 41.2 ± 0.01 Human Vagina, oral cavity
P. loescheii 3 3.49 ± 0.02 46.6 ± 0.01 Human Oral cavity
P. maculosa 3 3.25 ± 0.09 47.5 ± 0.17 Human Oral cavity
P. micans 3 2.45 ± 0.03 45.5 ± 0.01 Human Oral cavity
P. oulorum 3 2.82 ± 0.02 46.8 ± 0.01 Human Oral cavity
P. pallens 3 3.1 ± 0.04 37.47 ± 0.06 Human Oral cavity
P. salivae 3 3.22 ± 0.10 41.5 ± 0.17 Human Gut, oral cavity
P. scopos 3 3.23 ± 0.06 40.7 ± 0.01 Human Oral cavity
P. stercorea 3 3.11 ± 0.01 48.93 ± 0.06 Human Gut
P. veroralis 3 2.89 ± 0.09 41.83 ± 0.06 Human Oral cavity

Supplementary Table 1 contains the complete species and genome lists.

a

Only species with at least three sequenced genomes are included.

b

Values are reported as averages and the standard deviations.