Table 3.
Bacterial taxa whose proportional abundance correlates to that of N. meningitides.
| Taxon | Pearson r | (p) | Spearman r | (p) | SparCC | (p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive correlation | ||||||
| Aggregatibacter aphrophilus | 0.22 | (5.6 × 10−3) | 0.17 | (3.6 × 10−2) | 0.10 | (6 × 10−3) |
| Campylobacter rectus | 0.31 | (7.4 × 10−5) | 0.27 | (5.4 × 10−4) | 0.15 | (<1 × 10−3) |
| Catonella morbi | 0.26 | (8.4 × 10−4) | 0.22 | (4.8 × 10−3) | 0.08 | (7 × 10−3) |
| Haemophilus aegyptius | 0.21 | (9.7 × 10−3) | 0.25 | (1.7 × 10−3) | 0.08 | (3 × 10−3) |
| Haemophilus haemolyticus | 0.20 | (1.1 × 10−2) | 0.37 | (1.7 × 10−6) | 0.17 | (<1 × 10−3) |
| Parvimonas micra | 0.29 | (2.5 × 10−4) | 0.25 | (1.7 × 10−3) | 0.16 | (<1 × 10−3) |
| Negative correlation | ||||||
| Veillonella unclassified | −0.22 | (5.3 × 10−3) | −0.25 | (1.7 × 10−3) | −0.35 | (<1 × 10−3) |
Note: p-values are not corrected for multiple hypothesis testing. Listed species had False Discovery Rate ≤25% for each of the three tests shown.