Table 2. Classification of microbial proteins identified in different clinical samples.
| Protein (functional class) | Abscess 1 | Abscess 2 | S1 CHX | S2 CHX | S1 NaOCl | S2 NaOCl |
| Transcription and translation | 14 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Cell division/Peptidoglycan synthesis | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Chemotaxis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DNA process | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Energy metabolism | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Fatty Acid Metabolism | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Methanogenesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Membrane | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nucleotide metabolism | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Antibiotic Resitence | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adhesion | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pathogenesis/Virulence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Proteolysis | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stress Response | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Transport | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitamin Biosynthesis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
S1, pool of 6 initial samples from asymptomatic cases.
S2, pool of 6 samples from asymptomatic cases taken after treatment.
CHX, chlorexidine used as the irrigant.
NaOCl, sodium hypochlorite used as the irrigant.