Table 2. Bacteria isolated from BAL quantitative cultures, sputum cultures, and 16S rRNA sequencing by BAL and sputum samples.
| BAL ID | Age | Sex | Clinical status | BAL culture | Sputum culture | 16S rRNA sequencing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Secondary | Tertiary | ||||||
| ST1 | 59 | F | Stable | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | α-streptococcus | Haemophilus_aegyptius | Haemophilus_influenzae | Pseudomonas_aeruginosa |
| ST2 | 42 | F | Stable | α-streptococcus | - | Haemophilus_aegyptius | Haemophilus_influenzae | Prevotella_melaninogenica |
| ST3 | 58 | F | Stable | - | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Pseudomonas_aeruginosa | Pseudomonas_mendocina | Pseudomonas_sp. |
| ST4 | 78 | M | Stable | Haemophilus influenzae | - | Haemophilus_aegyptius | Haemophilus_influenzae | Veillonella_atypica |
| ST5 | 53 | F | Stable | Staphylococcus aureus | Staphylococcus aureus | Prevotella_melaninogenica | Staphylococcus_aureus | Neisseria_subflava |
| ST6 | 54 | M | Stable | - | α-streptococcus | Moraxella_catarrhalis | Porphyromonas_gingivalis | Tannerella_forsythia |
| ST7 | 62 | F | Stable | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | α-streptococcus | Prevotella_pallens | Staphylococcus_warneri | Neisseria_subflava |
| ST8 | 65 | F | Stable | Haemophilus influenzae | - | Haemophilus_influenzae | Haemophilus_aegyptius | Rothia_mucilaginosa |
| EX1 | 64 | M | Exacerbated | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | α-streptococcus | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Pseudomonas_sp. | Pseudomonas_mendocina |
| EX2 | 63 | F | Exacerbated | Haemophilus influenzae | α-streptococcus | Haemophilus_aegyptius | Haemophilus_influenzae | Prevotella_melaninogenica |
| EX3 | 64 | F | Exacerbated | Haemophilus influenzae | α-streptococcus | Escherichia_coli | Cronobacter_sakazakii | Escherichia_vulneris |
| EX4 | 69 | M | Exacerbated | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | - | Haemophilus_aegyptius | Pseudomonas_aeruginosa | Haemophilus_influenzae |
| EX5 | 52 | F | Exacerbated | Klebsiella pneumoniae | - | Klebsiella_pneumoniae | Prevotella_melaninogenica | Neisseria_perflava |
| EX6 | 58 | M | Exacerbated | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Haemophilus_aegyptius | Haemophilus_influenzae | Haemophilus_haemolyticus |
All identified organisms are described by species, counted lesser than 0.01% compared to primary organisms were discarded. Abbreviations: BAL; bronchoalveolar lavage, rRNA; ribosomal ribonucleic acid, ST; stable bronchiectasis, EX; exacerbated bronchiectasis