Table 2.
Total microbial species in skin flora of subjects (A). Distribution of major skin flora in subjects with low S. epidermidis counts (B) and high S. epidermidis counts (C).
| A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 week | 2 weeks Test group | 2 weeks Control group | |
| Group with a low S. epidermidis | 481 | 210 | 178 |
| Group with a high S. epidermidis | 499 | 254 | 201 |
| Average | 490 | 232 | 189.5 |
| B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group with a low S. epidermidis ratio | |||
| Taxon Name | 0 week | 2 weeks Test group | 2 weeks Control group |
| Cutibacterium acnes | 79.0% | 54.2% | 46.9% |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 3.1% | 18.1% | 12.7% |
| Klebsiella aerogenes | 0.1% | 17.3% | 20.9% |
| FM873692_s | 8.7% | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Acinetobacter pittii | 0.0% | 0.5% | 6.7% |
| AY225604_s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Leclercia adecarboxylata | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 0.9% | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| Streptococcus salivarius | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total | 95.3% | 96.8% | 97.0% |
| C | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group with a high S. epidermidis ratio | |||
| Taxon Name | 0 week | 2 weeks Test group | 2 weeks Control group |
| Cutibacterium acnes | 60.4% | 35.1% | 35.0% |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 28.9% | 26.5% | 35.7% |
| Klebsiella aerogenes | 0.0% | 16.7% | 11.1% |
| Serratia marcescens | 0.0% | 6.1% | 7.2% |
| Cutibacterium granulosum | 4.1% | 5.4% | 2.9% |
| AY225604_s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Pantoea eucrina | 0.0% | 5.0% | 0.6% |
| Streptococcus salivarius | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Staphylococcus hominis | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Total | 94.6% | 95.6% | 93.3% |