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. 2020 Apr 21;9:78. Originally published 2020 Feb 3. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.22035.2

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%