Table 3. OTUs existing in 90% of the induced sputum microbiota in asthma patients, but not found in healthy controls.
| OUT | Contribution (%) | Predicted bacterial group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family | Phylum | ||
| 789 | 0.63 | Lachnospiraceae | Firmicutes |
| Alteromonadaceae | Proteobacteria | ||
| Methylococcaceae | |||
| Moraxellaceae | |||
| Pseudomonadaceae | |||
| 420 | 0.61 | Veillonellaceae | Firmicutes |
| Lachnospiraceae | |||
| 661 | 0.61 | Moraxellaceae | Proteobacteria |
| Pseudomonadaceae | |||
| 664 | 0.56 | NBG | NBG |
| 800 | 0.47 | Gammaproteobacteria | Proteobacteria |
| 633 | 0.46 | Prevotella | Bacteroidetes |
| 337 | 0.45 | Acidobacteria | Acidobacteria |
| 222 | 0.44 | Streptococcaceae | Firmicutes |
| Peptococcaceae | |||
| Clostridiaceae | |||
| 523 | 0.44 | Rhizobiales | Proteobacteria |
| Kordiimonadales | |||
| 517 | 0.41 | Rhizobiales | Proteobacteria |
| Rhodospirillales | |||
| Comamonadaceae | |||
| 821 | 0.38 | Lachnospiraceae | Firmicutes |
| Gammaproteobacteria | Proteobacteria | ||
| 415 | 0.36 | Burkholderiales | Proteobacteira |
| Actinomycetales | Actinobacteria | ||
| 263 | 0.32 | Flavobacteriaceae | Bacteroidetes |
| 110 | 0.31 | Veillonellaceae | Firmicutes |
| 467 | 0.31 | Peptostreptococcaceae | Firmicutes |
| 152 | 0.31 | Rhizobiaceae | Proteobacteria |
| Rhodobacteraceae | Bacteroidetes | ||
| Flavobacteriaceae | |||
| 298 | 0.3 | Bacteroidales | Bacteroidetes |
OTU: operational taxonomic unit; NBG: numerous bacterial groups.