Table 4.
Most abundant sequenced and cultured bacterial species
| Bacterial Species | Phylum | DNA: 16S analysis | Colonies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 10 abundance | species detected | |||
| % of Subjects | % of Subjects | |||
| 1 | Streptococcus mitis (tigurinus,oralis) | Firmicutes | 100% | 0 |
| 2 | Veillonella atypica | Firmicutes | 70% | 0 |
| 3 | Haemophilus parainfluenzae | Proteobacteria | 65% | 0 |
| 4 | Fusobacterium periodonticum | Fusobacteria | 60% | 0 |
| 5 | Streptococcus vestibularis | Firmicutes | 55% | 0 |
| 6 | Prevotella melaninogenica | Bacteroidetes | 50% | 0 |
| 7 | Escherichia coli | Proteobacteria | 45% | 25% |
| 8 | Prevotella histicola | Bacteroidetes | 40% | 0 |
| 9 | Streptococcus parasanguinis | Firmicutes | 40% | 33% |
| 10 | Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae | Firmicutes | 35% | 0 |
| 11 | Actinomyces odontolyticus | Actinobacteria | 30% | 8% |
| 12 | Prevotella veroralis | Bacteroidetes | 30% | 0 |
| 13 | Neisseria mucosa | Proteobacteria | 25% | 0 |
| 14 | Veillonella dispar | Firmicutes | 25% | 8% |
| 15 | Prevotella pallens | Bacteroidetes | 25% | 0 |
| 16 | Granulicatella adiacens | Firmicutes | 20% | 0 |
| 17 | Rothia mucilaginosa | Actinobacteria | 20% | 8% |
| 18 | Actinobacillus parahaemolyticus | Proteobacteria | 15% | 0 |
| 19 | Prevotella salivae | Bacteroidetes | 15% | 0 |
| 20 | Gemella cunicula | Firmicutes | 10% | 0 |
| 21 | Leptotrichia wadei | Fusobacteria | 10% | 0 |
| 22 | Lachnoclostridium celerecrescens | Firmicutes | 10% | 0 |
| 23 | Ralstonia pickettii | Proteobacteria | 10% | 0 |
| 24 | Enterobacter soli | Proteobacteria | 10% | 0 |
| 25 | Citrobacter freundii | Proteobacteria | 10% | 17% |
| 26 | Citrobacter werkmanii | Proteobacteria | 5% | 0 |
| 27 | Campylobacter concisus | Proteobacteria | 5% | 0 |
| 28 | Fusobacterium nucleatum | Fusobacteria | 5% | 0 |
| 29 | Porphyromonas endodontalis | Bacteroidetes | 5% | 0 |
| 30 | Corynebacterium argentoratense | Actinobacteria | 5% | 0 |
| 31 | Klebsiella variicola | Proteobacteria | 5% | 0 |
| 32 | Klebsiella granulomatis | Proteobacteria | 5% | 0 |
| 33 | Megasphaera micronuciformis | Firmicutes | 5% | 0 |
| 34 | Oribacterium sinus | Firmicutes | 5% | 0 |
| 35 | Gemella sanguinis | Firmicutes | 5% | 0 |
| 36 | Lactobacillus mucosae | Firmicutes | 5% | 0 |
| 37 | Streptococcus salivarius | Firmicutes | 5% | 58% |
| 38 | Streptococcus lactarius | Firmicutes | 5% | 0 |
| 39 | Streptococcus peroris | Firmicutes | 5% | 0 |
DNA 16S analysis Top10: Fraction of subjects who ranked this species among their Top 10 most abundant, as determined by 16S rRNA metagenomic analysis of total bacterial DNA. Colonies: species detected. Fraction of subjects positive for the species by a spot-check sampling of colonies from rich medium aerobic and anaerobic cultures of the first 12 subjects recruited: A, C, D, G, I, L, N, O, P, R, T