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. 2019 Aug 28;11(1):1653124. doi: 10.1080/20002297.2019.1653124

Table 1.

Abundance of salivary microorganisms found in caries-active and caries-free children.

Probe ID Microorganism Caries-Active Girls Caries-Active Boys Caries-Free Girls Caries-Free Boys Caries-Active Children Caries-Free Children
GP-081 Streptococcus_Genus_probe_4 25.49% 21.76% 30.93% 21.28% 23.78% 25.70%
PR-14 Prevotella_melaninogenica 9.26% 8.06% 6.50% 4.84% 8.71% 5.60%
HA-05 Haemophilus_parainfluenzae 6.21% 8.13% 7.69% 12.72% 7.09% 10.42%
RO-03 Rothia_mucilaginosa 5.89% 8.08% 5.36% 11.55% 6.90% 8.71%
GE-02 Gemella_haemolysans 4.56% 5.07% 5.02% 4.16% 4.79% 4.56%
GP-060 Neisseria_Genus_probe_2 4.60% 4.87% 3.43% 6.68% 4.72% 5.19%
GR-02 Granulicatella_elegans 4.47% 4.12% 3.16% 3.29% 4.31% 3.23%
FU-10 Fusobacterium_periodonticum 2.09% 2.91% 2.11% 4.10% 2.47% 3.18%
NE-03 Neisseria_flavescens 1.10% 3.92% 2.15% 2.26% 2.39% 2.21%
PO-09 Porphyromonas_pasteri 2.31% 2.05% 1.14% 2.18% 2.19% 1.70%
GP-040 Haemophilus_Genus_probe_3 1.81% 2.28% 0.82% 1.31% 2.02% 1.09%
BE-02 Bergeyella_sp_HOT_322 2.20% 1.18% 4.05% 0.84% 1.74% 2.31%
AL-04 Alloprevotella_sp_HOT_473 1.85% 0.43% 0.40% 1.05% 1.20% 0.75%
PR-79 Prevotella_nanceiensis 1.19% 1.10% 1.30% 1.20% 1.15% 1.25%
GR-01 Granulicatella_adiacens 1.17% 1.00% 1.48% 1.49% 1.09% 1.49%
HA-07 Haemophilus_pittmaniae 0.57% 1.53% 1.61% 1.43% 1.01% 1.51%
ST-20 Streptococcus_sanguinis 0.93% 1.07% 0.99% 0.88% 1.00% 0.94%
GP-038 Fusobacterium_Genus_probe_4 0.89% 0.93% 0.63% 1.40% 0.91% 1.05%
GP-089 Veillonella_Genus_probe_2 1.08% 0.68% 0.67% 0.83% 0.90% 0.76%
PR-09 Prevotella_histicola 1.19% 0.35% 0.39% 0.06% 0.80% 0.21%
PO-24 Porphyromonas_pasteri 0.65% 0.78% 0.77% 0.89% 0.71% 0.84%
PR-25 Prevotella_salivae 0.86% 0.51% 0.76% 0.06% 0.70% 0.38%
GP-039 Gemella_Genus_probe 0.65% 0.67% 0.78% 0.57% 0.66% 0.66%
GP-126 Streptococcus_Genus_probe_1 0.51% 0.62% 0.45% 0.28% 0.56% 0.36%
LE-16 Leptotrichia_sp_HOT_417 0.65% 0.45% 0.26% 0.08% 0.56% 0.16%
VE-08 Veillonella_sp_HOT_780 0.67% 0.32% 0.32% 0.41% 0.51% 0.37%
LE-06 Leptotrichia_hongkongensis 0.43% 0.52% 0.40% 0.13% 0.47% 0.25%
PR-22 Prevotella_pallens 0.42% 0.50% 0.25% 0.05% 0.46% 0.14%
LE-07 Leptotrichia_shahii 0.28% 0.64% 0.39% 0.17% 0.44% 0.27%
GP-019 Campylobacter_Genus_probe_2 0.46% 0.42% 0.19% 0.20% 0.44% 0.19%
NE-19 Neisseria_subflava 0.20% 0.62% 0.53% 0.32% 0.39% 0.41%
GE-04 Gemella_sanguinis 0.33% 0.44% 0.67% 0.66% 0.38% 0.67%
VE-21 Veillonella_atypica 0.48% 0.26% 0.60% 0.07% 0.38% 0.31%
GP-073 Rothia_Genus_probe 0.32% 0.43% 0.27% 0.38% 0.37% 0.33%
RO-01 Rothia_aeria 0.20% 0.55% 0.22% 0.20% 0.36% 0.21%
GP-112 Haemophilus_Genus_probe_2 0.39% 0.32% 0.18% 0.31% 0.36% 0.25%
VE-03 Veillonella_dispar 0.49% 0.20% 0.22% 0.11% 0.36% 0.16%
AG-06 Aggregatibacter_sp_HOT_513 0.33% 0.36% 0.03% 0.09% 0.35% 0.06%
GP-099 Aggregatibacter_Genus_probe_1 0.27% 0.44% 0.18% 0.26% 0.34% 0.22%
AB-01 Abiotrophia_defectiva 0.44% 0.22% 0.19% 0.46% 0.34% 0.34%
NE-16 Neisseria_flavescens 0.03% 0.64% 0.00% 0.02% 0.31% 0.01%
VE-20 Veillonella_atypica 0.40% 0.21% 0.26% 0.04% 0.31% 0.14%
LA-29 Lautropia_mirabilis 0.26% 0.35% 0.84% 0.77% 0.30% 0.80%
CL-03 Ruminococcaceae[G-1]_sp_HOT_075 0.33% 0.25% 0.08% 0.07% 0.29% 0.07%
RO-02 Rothia_dentocariosa 0.35% 0.20% 0.31% 0.32% 0.28% 0.32%
NE-08 Neisseria_pharyngis 0.13% 0.41% 0.04% 0.07% 0.26% 0.06%
OR-01 Oribacterium_sinus 0.21% 0.28% 0.21% 0.59% 0.24% 0.42%
LE-13 Leptotrichia_sp_HOT_221 0.32% 0.12% 0.05% 0.05% 0.23% 0.05%
GP-049 Leptotrichia_Genus_probe_3 0.27% 0.16% 0.06% 0.02% 0.22% 0.04%
GP-050 Leptotrichia_Genus_probe_4 0.18% 0.27% 0.12% 0.29% 0.22% 0.21%
GE-07 Gemella_morbillorum 0.20% 0.23% 0.04% 0.21% 0.21% 0.13%
AL-11 Alloprevotella_sp_HOT_914 0.22% 0.20% 0.07% 0.19% 0.21% 0.14%
VE-07 Veillonella_rogosae 0.11% 0.33% 0.40% 0.67% 0.21% 0.54%
LE-11 Leptotrichia_sp_HOT_218 0.31% 0.09% 0.09% 0.00% 0.21% 0.04%
FU-12 Fusobacterium_nucleatum_subsp_animalis 0.11% 0.28% 0.02% 0.01% 0.18% 0.02%
PR-18 Prevotella_nigrescens 0.16% 0.21% 0.19% 0.03% 0.18% 0.10%
PR-51 Prevotella_veroralis 0.28% 0.06% 0.07% 0.01% 0.18% 0.04%
TM-05 TM7[G-1]_sp_HOT_352 0.13% 0.19% 0.17% 0.12% 0.16% 0.15%
LE-26 Leptotrichia_sp_HOT_215 0.15% 0.16% 0.13% 0.08% 0.15% 0.10%
GP-005 Alloprevotella_Genus_probe 0.20% 0.09% 0.08% 0.15% 0.15% 0.12%
GP-100 Aggregatibacter_Genus_probe_2 0.09% 0.21% 0.03% 0.08% 0.15% 0.06%
NE-18 Neisseria_oralis 0.11% 0.18% 0.17% 0.06% 0.14% 0.11%
GP-004 Actinomyces_Genus_probe_4 0.16% 0.12% 0.18% 0.13% 0.14% 0.15%
PR-26 Prevotella_scopos 0.09% 0.19% 0.06% 0.07% 0.13% 0.07%
GE-05 Gemella_morbillorum 0.10% 0.15% 0.03% 0.11% 0.12% 0.07%
TM-01 TM7[G-1]_sp_HOT_346 0.20% 0.02% 0.00% 0.07% 0.12% 0.04%
CO-03 Corynebacterium_matruchotii 0.13% 0.09% 0.54% 0.20% 0.11% 0.36%
EU-03 Peptostreptococcaceae[XI][G-1][Eubacterium]_sulci 0.09% 0.14% 0.07% 0.04% 0.11% 0.05%
ME-01 Megasphaera_micronuciformis 0.17% 0.03% 0.13% 0.01% 0.11% 0.06%
PR-70 Prevotella_pallens 0.14% 0.07% 0.04% 0.03% 0.11% 0.03%
LE-22 Leptotrichia_wadei 0.13% 0.08% 0.12% 0.00% 0.11% 0.06%
VE-06 Veillonella_parvula 0.18% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.11% 0.02%
LA-28 Lactococcus_lactis 0.19% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.10% 0.00%
LA-06 Lachnoanaerobaculum_umeaense 0.11% 0.08% 0.11% 0.16% 0.10% 0.13%
PR-20 Prevotella_oris 0.11% 0.08% 0.17% 0.02% 0.10% 0.09%
KI-03 Kingella_oralis 0.13% 0.06% 0.05% 0.02% 0.10% 0.03%
GP-067 Porphyromonas_Genus_probe_2 0.08% 0.12% 0.02% 0.12% 0.10% 0.07%
GP-118 Moraxella_Genus_probe_1 0.00% 0.22% 0.00% 0.00% 0.10% 0.00%
PR-21 Prevotella_oulorum 0.12% 0.07% 0.06% 0.01% 0.10% 0.03%
GP-069 Prevotella_Genus_probe_2 0.10% 0.09% 0.05% 0.07% 0.10% 0.06%
SO-01 Solobacterium_moorei 0.08% 0.11% 0.11% 0.07% 0.10% 0.09%
CL-04 Ruminococcaceae[G-2]_sp_HOT_085 0.11% 0.07% 0.04% 0.02% 0.09% 0.03%
GE-03 Gemella_morbillorum 0.08% 0.10% 0.02% 0.09% 0.09% 0.06%
GP-096 Fusobacterium_Genus_probe_3 0.11% 0.07% 0.04% 0.12% 0.09% 0.09%
PE-21 Peptostreptococcus_stomatis 0.08% 0.10% 0.06% 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
PO-26 Porphyromonas_sp_HOT_930 0.09% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% 0.00%
AC-20 Actinomyces_sp_HOT_172 0.10% 0.07% 0.16% 0.07% 0.09% 0.11%
OR-06 Oribacterium_asaccharolyticum 0.09% 0.08% 0.06% 0.06% 0.08% 0.06%
GP-130 Veillonella_Genus_probe_1 0.11% 0.05% 0.14% 0.03% 0.08% 0.08%
PR-06 Prevotella_denticola 0.07% 0.09% 0.01% 0.00% 0.08% 0.00%
CA-37 Catonella_morbi 0.06% 0.09% 0.05% 0.13% 0.08% 0.09%
AL-09 Alloprevotella_tannerae 0.07% 0.08% 0.01% 0.01% 0.07% 0.01%
PR-39 Prevotella_sp_HOT_309 0.09% 0.06% 0.04% 0.01% 0.07% 0.03%
GP-113 Kingella_Genus_probe_1 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.08% 0.07% 0.06%
PO-03 Porphyromonas_endodontalis 0.06% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% 0.00%
GP-076 Selenomonas_&_Centipeda_Genus_probe 0.12% 0.02% 0.21% 0.34% 0.07% 0.28%
NE-02 Neisseria_elongata 0.07% 0.07% 0.05% 0.13% 0.07% 0.09%

Microorganisms shaded in gray have been found to have significant sex differences, as demonstrated in Tables 2, 3, and 4, as well as high abundance comprising greater than 1.5% of the total microbial population.