TABLE 2.
Observed species rRNA gene abundance denoted as percent of total.
| Species | Expected | V2 | V3 | V4 | V6-7 | V8 | V9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 5.26 | 6.23 | 6.06 | 6.82 | 0.11 | 10.90 | 46.15 |
| Actinomyces odontolyticus | 1.75 | 1.75 | 0.27 | 1.51 | 0.97 | 1.54 | 0.00 |
| Bacillus cereus | 10.52 | 5.20 | 10.29 | 6.97 | 6.99 | 1.21 | 0.00 |
| Bacteroides vulgatus | 6.14 | 13.11 | 8.19 | 12.48 | 18.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bifidobacterium adolescentis | 4.39 | 5.37 | 0.00 | 4.22 | 0.00 | 5.85 | 0.00 |
| Clostridium beijerinckii | 12.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.94 | 0.12 | 0.00 |
| Deinococcus radiodurans | 6.14 | 9.88 | 0.00 | 1.47 | 3.29 | 6.31 | 0.00 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 3.51 | 1.97 | 3.41 | 0.00 | 1.53 | 3.88 | 0.00 |
| Escherichia coli | 6.14 | 5.64 | 6.52 | 4.77 | 8.29 | 0.00 | 53.73 |
| Helicobacter pylori | 1.75 | 5.70 | 2.24 | 2.90 | 2.68 | 0.51 | 0.00 |
| Lactobacillus gasseri | 5.26 | 4.45 | 7.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Neisseria meningitidis | 3.51 | 5.14 | 4.13 | 6.05 | 0.00 | 9.07 | 0.00 |
| Porphyromonas gingivalis | 3.51 | 2.85 | 5.83 | 7.77 | 8.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 3.51 | 1.35 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 1.97 | 6.04 | 0.00 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3.51 | 5.20 | 5.58 | 2.79 | 2.00 | 7.62 | 0.00 |
| Rhodobacter sphaeroides | 2.63 | 3.75 | 4.10 | 3.83 | 2.87 | 12.88 | 0.00 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 5.26 | 3.19 | 5.44 | 5.71 | 3.00 | 2.08 | 0.00 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 4.39 | 3.44 | 5.40 | 0.00 | 2.49 | 0.23 | 0.00 |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 6.14 | 1.89 | 6.31 | 5.46 | 3.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Streptococcus mutans | 4.39 | 0.87 | 5.47 | 4.81 | 2.09 | 8.03 | 0.00 |
| Total Species Identified | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 2 |