Table 1.
Summary of bacterial profile: Aerobic bacterial culture vs NGS
| S. No | Specimen Lab Id No. | Culture results | NGS based microbiome results* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 03 | Gram positive bacillus | Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595 |
| 2. | 05 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
| 3. | 06 | Gram positive bacillus | Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595, Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
| 4. | 07 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
| 5. | 08 | Gram positive bacillus | Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595 |
| 6. | 09 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
| 7. | 10 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
| 8. | 11 | Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus aureus | Streptococcus-pyogenes |
| 9. | 12 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124, Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595 |
| 10. | 13 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
| 11. | 14 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
| 12. | 15 | Culture negative | Others |
| 13. | 16 | Gram positive bacillus | Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595 |
| 14. | 17 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124, Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595 |
| 15. | 21 | Staphylococcus aureus | Streptococcus-pyogenes |
| 16. | 23 | Culture negative | Unknown and Others |
| 17. | 24 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124, Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595 |
| 18. | 29 | Streptococcus spp, Gram positive bacillus | Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595, Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
| 19. | 31 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
| 20. | 33 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
| 21. | 35 | Streptococcus spp., Gram positive bacillus | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124, Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595 |
| 22. | 36 | Gram positive bacillus | Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595, Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
| 23. | 37 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124, Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595 |
| 24. | 38 | Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus aureus, | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124, Arcanobacterium-haemolyticum-DSM-20595 |
| 25. | 39 | Staphylococcus aureus | Unknown and Others |
| 26. | 40 | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus-dysgalactiae-subsp.-equisimilis-GGS_124 |
*
Most abundant organisms; Others: The taxa other than top 10 are categorized as others; unknown: The sequences that does not have any alignment against taxonomic database are categorized as Unknown