Table 2. S. aureus positive HMP body sites based on having at least one read mapping to the SA_ASR sequence.
Percentages based on total number of samples for that body site.
| Body site | Total number of samples | Number of S. aureus positive samples | Number samples with >0.025×S. aureus coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anterior nares | 137 | 78(57%) | 68(50%) |
| Attached keratinized Gingiva | 14 | 4(29%) | 4(29%) |
| Buccal mucosa | 185 | 56(31%) | 56(30%) |
| Hard Palate | 1 | 1(100%) | 1(100%) |
| Left retroauricular crease | 23 | 23(100%) | 23(100%) |
| Palatine tonsils | 19 | 7(37%) | 6(32%) |
| Posterior fornix | 108 | 11(10.20%) | 9(8.33%) |
| Right Antecubital fossa | 1 | 1(100%) | 1(100%) |
| Right retroauricular crease | 31 | 28(90%) | 28(90%) |
| Saliva | 7 | 2(28.57%) | 1(14%) |
| Stool | 251 | 14(6%) | 7(0.3%) |
| Subgingival plaque | 19 | 1(5%) | 1(5%) |
| Supragingival plaque | 210 | 65(31%) | 37(18%) |
| Tongue dorsum | 221 | 82(37%) | 82(37%) |