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. 2020 May 20;159(3):944–955.e8. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.048

Table 3.

Correlation of Gut Bacteria With COVID-19 Severity

Correlation Bacteria taxa Correlation coefficient Rho P value
Positive correlation with COVID-19 severity p__Firmicutes|c__Erysipelotrichia|o__Erysipelotrichales|f__Erysipelotrichaceae|g__Coprobacillus 0.92 .003
p__Firmicutes|c__Erysipelotrichia|o__Erysipelotrichales|f__Erysipelotrichaceae|g__Erysipelotrichaceae_noname|s__Clostridium_ramosum 0.92 .003
p__Firmicutes|c__Clostridia|o__Clostridiales|f__Clostridiaceae|g__Clostridium|s__Clostridium_hathewayi 0.90 .005
p__Firmicutes|c__Erysipelotrichia 0.90 .006
p__Firmicutes|c__Erysipelotrichia|o__Erysipelotrichales 0.90 .006
p__Firmicutes|c__Erysipelotrichia|o__Erysipelotrichales|f__Erysipelotrichaceae 0.90 .006
p__Firmicutes|c__Erysipelotrichia|o__Erysipelotrichales|f__Erysipelotrichaceae|g__Erysipelotrichaceae_noname 0.90 .006
p__Actinobacteria|c__Actinobacteria|o__Actinomycetales|f__Actinomycetaceae|g__Actinomyces|s__Actinomyces_odontolyticus 0.87 .011
p__Firmicutes|c__Erysipelotrichia|o__Erysipelotrichales|f__Erysipelotrichaceae|g__Erysipelotrichaceae_noname|s__Erysipelotrichaceae_bacterium_6_1_45 0.87 .011
p__Proteobacteria|c__Gammaproteobacteria|o__Enterobacteriales|f__Enterobacteriaceae|g__Enterobacter 0.87 .011
p__Proteobacteria|c__Gammaproteobacteria|o__Enterobacteriales|f__Enterobacteriaceae|g__Enterobacter|s__Enterobacter_cloacae 0.87 .011
p__Bacteroidetes|c__Bacteroidia|o__Bacteroidales|f__Porphyromonadaceae|g__Parabacteroides|s__Parabacteroides_unclassified 0.81 .029
p__Bacteroidetes|c__Bacteroidia|o__Bacteroidales|f__Rikenellaceae|g__Alistipes|s__Alistipes_indistinctus 0.81 .029
Negative correlation with COVID-19 severity p__Actinobacteria|c__Actinobacteria|o__Bifidobacteriales|f__Bifidobacteriaceae|g__Bifidobacterium|s__Bifidobacterium_pseudocatenulatum −0.81 .026
p__Firmicutes|c__Clostridia|o__Clostridiales|f__Lachnospiraceae|g__Dorea −0.81 .026
p__Firmicutes|c__Clostridia|o__Clostridiales|f__Lachnospiraceae|g__Dorea|s__Dorea_longicatena −0.81 .026
p__Bacteroidetes|c__Bacteroidia|o__Bacteroidales|f__Bacteroidaceae|g__Bacteroides|s__Bacteroides_ovatus −0.84 .019
p__Firmicutes|c__Clostridia|o__Clostridiales|f__Lachnospiraceae|g__Anaerostipes|s__Anaerostipes_hadrus −0.87 .011
p__Firmicutes|c__Clostridia|o__Clostridiales|f__Lachnospiraceae|g__Lachnospiraceae_noname|s__Lachnospiraceae_bacterium_5_1_63FAA −0.87 .011
p__Firmicutes|c__Clostridia|o__Clostridiales|f__Lachnospiraceae|g__Roseburia −0.87 .011
p__Firmicutes|c__Clostridia|o__Clostridiales|f__Ruminococcaceae|g__Faecalibacterium −0.87 .011
p__Firmicutes|c__Clostridia|o__Clostridiales|f__Ruminococcaceae|g__Faecalibacterium|s__Faecalibacterium_prausnitzii −0.87 .011
p__Bacteroidetes|c__Bacteroidia|o__Bacteroidales|f__Rikenellaceae|g__Alistipes|s__Alistipes_onderdonkii −0.90 .005