TABLE 1.
Contents of mock community.
| Species | 16S copies a | Genus | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 6 | Acinetobacter | Moraxellaceae |
| Actinomyces odontolyticus | 2 | Actinomyces | Actinomycetaceae |
| Bacillus cereus | 12 | Bacillus | Bacillaceae |
| Bacteroides vulgatus | 7 | Bacteroides | Bacteroidaceae |
| Bifidobacterium adolescentis | 5 | Bifidobacterium | Bifidobacteriaceae |
| Clostridium beijerinckii | 14 | Clostridium | Clostridiaceae |
| Cutibacterium acnes | 4 | Cutibacterium | Propionibacteriaceae |
| Deinococcus radiodurans | 7 | Deinococcus | Deinococcaceae |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 4 | Enterococcus | Enterococcaceae |
| Escherichia coli | 7 | Escherichia | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Helicobacter pylori | 2 | Helicobacter | Helicobacteraceae |
| Lactobacillus gasseri | 6 | Lactobacillus | Lactobacillaceae |
| Neisseria meningitidis | 4 | Neisseria | Neisseriaceae |
| Porphyromonas gingivalis | 4 | Porphorymonas | Porphyromonadaceae |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 | Pseudomonas | Pseudomonadaceae |
| Rhodobacter sphaeroides | 3 | Rhodobacter | Rhodobacteraceae |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 6 | Staphylococcus | Staphylococcaceae |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 5 | Staphylococcus | Staphylococcaceae |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 7 | Streptococcus | Streptococcaceae |
| Streptococcus mutans | 5 | Streptococcus | Streptococcaceae |
a
Number of copies of 16S rRNA genes contained in the bacterial genome of the indicated species.