Table 2. Presence and Mean Relative Abundance of Lactobacillus species and 8 most abundant bacterial genera by Community State Type, HIV status, and Bacterial vaginosis status.
| Lactobacillus | L.iners* | L. crispatus* | L. gasseri* | L. jensenii* | Prevotella | Atopobium | Megasphaera | Sneathia | Parvimonas | Dialister | Gardnerella | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CST-1 (n = 73) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 71.2 | 94.2 | 38.5 | 23.1 | 15.4 | 78.1 | 76.7 | 67.1 | 49.3 | 52.0 | 46.6 | 32.9 |
| Mean RA | 25.7 | 81.3 | 5.9 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 16.3 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| CST-2 (n = 174) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 64.4 | 92.0 | 43.8 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 80.5 | 74.7 | 66.1 | 66.7 | 66.1 | 56.9 | 33.3 |
| Mean RA | 27.1 | 80.7 | 11.6 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 18.4 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| CST-3 (n = 70) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 80.0 | 92.9 | 33.9 | 19.6 | 17.9 | 74.3 | 74.3 | 67.1 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 40.0 | 32.9 |
| Mean RA | 34.6 | 79.5 | 11.8 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 15.4 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| CST-4 (n = 33) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 84.8 | 100 | 28.6 | 17.9 | 28.6 | 75.8 | 69.7 | 60.6 | 48.5 | 54.5 | 36.4 | 30.3 |
| Mean RA | 46.8 | 87.5 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CST-5 (n = 51) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 92.2 | 93.6 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 19.1 | 58.8 | 54.9 | 41.2 | 31.4 | 29.4 | 35.3 | 11.8 |
| Mean RA | 57.9 | 81.7 | 5.8 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| CST-6 (n = 180) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 87.2 | 72.6 | 52.9 | 52.9 | 38.9 | 36.7 | 33.3 | 24.4 | 23.9 | 20.0 | 17.8 | 16.7 |
| Mean RA | 69.4 | 55.3 | 28.6 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| HIV-negative (n = 186) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 83.9 | 80.1 | 48.1 | 12.2 | 35.9 | 57.0 | 58.6 | 40.9 | 51.1 | 40.3 | 36.6 | 24.7 |
| Mean RA | 47.5 | 66.2 | 22.8 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 12.3 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| HIV-positive, stable n = 211) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 79.6 | 88.7 | 42.3 | 26.2 | 27.4 | 64.9 | 64.5 | 50.7 | 55.9 | 46.4 | 38.4 | 25.6 |
| Mean RA | 45.4 | 77.9 | 15.6 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 13.4 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| HIV-positive, progressive (n = 184) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 69.6 | 90.6 | 35.9 | 35.2 | 13.3 | 69.0 | 56.5 | 45.7 | 45.1 | 48.4 | 40.2 | 27.7 |
| Mean RA | 41.1 | 72.4 | 8.3 | 16.3 | 2.1 | 13.7 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| No BV by Amsel’s criteria (n = 405) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 82.2 | 82.6 | 42.3 | 25.2 | 28.2 | 50.4 | 47.2 | 37.0 | 33.8 | 31.1 | 27.7 | 21.0 |
| Mean RA | 57.3 | 67.6 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| BV by Amsel’s criteria (n = 169) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 66.3 | 99.1 | 43.8 | 20.5 | 17.9 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 86.4 | 76.9 | 80.4 | 65.9 | 38.5 |
| Mean RA | 12.7 | 88.2 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 21.7 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| All samples (n = 581) | ||||||||||||
| Present | 77.8 | 86.5 | 42.5 | 23.9 | 26.3 | 63.7 | 60.1 | 51.0 | 46.0 | 45.1 | 38.4 | 26.0 |
| Mean RA | 44.7 | 56.3 | 12.4 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 13.1 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
All values are presented as percentages. RA = Relative Abundance.
*Reporting for Lactobacillus species is restricted to the 452 observations at which Lactobacillus was detected.