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. 2009 Dec 15;9:259. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-259

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