Table 1.

For further prediction performance evaluation, NCPHMDA was implemented on colon cancer to identify potential associated microbes. As a result, 9 out of the top 10 predicted microbes have been verified based on recent experimental literature

Rank	Microbe	Evidence
1	Clostridium difficile	PMID:21152135
2	Helicobacter pylori	PMID:22294430
3	Proteobacteria	PMID:25699023
4	Prevotella	PMID:25699024
5	Staphylococcus aureus	unconfirmed
6	Clostridium coccoides	PMID:18237311
7	Firmicutes	PMID:25699024
8	Bacteroidetes	PMID:25699024
9	Actinobacteria	PMID:26811603
10	Clostridia	PMID:19807912