Table 1.
Evaluation of primary genera and species among the 40 VLU samples.
| ID | Num of Samples | Avg % | St Dev | Min % | Max % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteroidales A | 22 | 28.2 | 34.8 | 0.1 | 98.1 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 19 | 41.5 | 37.0 | 0.2 | 97.4 |
| Finegoldia magna | 14 | 12.3 | 26.8 | <0.1 | 80.0 |
| Serratia marcescens | 12 | 43.0 | 42.6 | 0.1 | 99.0 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 12 | 0.4 | 0.4 | <0.1 | 1.1 |
| Corynebacterium spp. | 11 | 22.7 | 26.8 | 0.1 | 90.2 |
| Peptoniphilus harei | 11 | 16.9 | 26.1 | <0.1 | 82.0 |
| Escherichia coli | 8 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 0.1 | 26.0 |
| Anaerococcus prevotii | 8 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 22.2 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 7 | 19.4 | 30.7 | 0.1 | 86.7 |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 7 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 12.1 |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| Staphylococcus auricularis | 6 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 17.5 |
| Prevotella bryantii | 6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Anaerococcus vaginalis | 5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
| Corynebacterium spp. | 4 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 0.2 | 26.1 |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 16.7 |
| Bacteroidales B | 4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 8.5 |
| Staphylococcus capitis | 4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 3 | 48.2 | 42.2 | 0.2 | 79.6 |
| Porphyromonas somerae | 3 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 0.3 | 21.5 |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 3 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| Prevotella marshii | 3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| Streptococcus spp. | 3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | <0.1 | 4.3 |
| Actinomyces europaeus | 3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
The primary identification based upon percent sequence identity as described in the materials and methods is indicated. For genera followed by spp. this indicates that resolution between multiple species of the same genera was not possible. The Bacteroidales designation represents the closest possible relationship for these previously uncharacterized bacteria. There is a second Bacteroidales (designated B), which also occurs in 4 of the wounds. Because these identifications are based upon average 250 bp such designations should be considered tentative at the species level. The results were however validated using quantitative PCR. The number of samples each bacteria was detected in is provided along with the average percent (avg %) among the positive samples, the standard deviation (st dev) and the range of percentages among the positive samples is provided.