Table 1.
Taxonomic characterization of tonsillar microbial communities
| Sample | # Readsa | Phylumb | Classb | Orderb | Familyb | Genusb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herd 2 | Tissue | 99894 | 95.6% | 95.4% | 94.8% | 82.7% | 64.7% |
| Herd 1 Time 1 | Tissue | 54932 | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.1% | 96.7% | 85.0% |
| Herd 1 Time 2 | Tissue | 15929 | 99.8% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 98.7% | 70.1% |
| Herd 1 Time 2 | Brush | 39678 | 99.9% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 98.6% | 75.0% |
| Total # reads | 210433 | 205795 | 205346 | 204467 | 190540 | 152192 | |
| Avg % Assigned | 97.8% | 97.6% | 97.2% | 90.5% | 72.3% | ||
a the sum of all sequences of 4 individuals
b% of reads taxonomically assigned at each level