Table 2. Predominant bacterial genera identified from the nostrils of healthy medical students.
| Genus | Order | Phylum | Relative
abundance (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citrobacter | Enterobacteriales | Proteobacteria | 10.3% |
| Acinetobacter | Pseudomonadales | Proteobacteria | 9.2% |
| Corynebacterium | Corynebacteriales | Actinobacteria | 7.2% |
| Paenibacillus | Bacillales | Firmicutes | 4.7% |
| Bacillus | Bacillales | Firmicutes | 4.2% |
| Pseudomonas | Pseudomonadales | Proteobacteria | 3.0% |
| Lysinibacillus | Bacillales | Firmicutes | 2.7% |
| Morganella | Enterobacteriales | Proteobacteria | 2.4% |
| Rhodococcus | Actinomycetales | Actinobacteria | 2.0% |
| Cellulomonas | Actinomycetales | Actinobacteria | 1.9% |