Table 4.
Ten most abundant species in the first-pass meconium according to the delivery mode.
| Phylum | Vaginal (%) | C-section (%) | Genus | Vaginal (%) | C-section (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firmicutes | 74 | 40 | Staphylococcus | 36 | 23 |
| Proteobacteria | 22 | 20 | Escherichia-Shigella | 20 | 0.2 |
| Actinobacteriota | 1.3 | 18 | Lactobacillus | 18 | 1.0 |
| Bacteroidota | 1.6 | 11 | Streptococcus | 9.7 | 1.5 |
| Acidobacteriota | 0.3 | 2.9 | f. Comamonadaceae | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| Deinococcota | 0.2 | 2.2 | Vibrionimonas | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| K. Bacteria | 0.01 | 1.7 | Corynebacterium | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Bdellovibrionota | 0.01 | 1.5 | Cutibacterium | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Myxococcota | 0.03 | 1.3 | Enterococcus | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Unassigned | 0.03 | 0.8 | Bacillus | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Other | 0.2 | 1.4 | Other | 11 | 47 |