Table 3.
Genera in the conjunctival swab or meibum samples of controls and Demodex blepharitis groups (Relative Abundance>1%).
| Samples | Genera | Relative Abundance | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | DB | |||
| Conjunctival swab | Pseudomonas | 18.40 | 14.24 | 0.140 |
| Cutibacterium | 13.04 | 2.24 | <0.001 | |
| Acinetobacter | 7.17 | 18.13 | <0.001 | |
| Sphingomonas | 5.75 | 2.03 | <0.001 | |
| Staphylococcus | 5.61 | 1.96 | 0.003 | |
| Variovorax | 4.65 | 0.60 | <0.001 | |
| Toxoplasma | 4.60 | 2.61 | 0.580 | |
| Stenotrophomonas | 4.32 | 0.74 | <0.001 | |
| Moraxella | 4.27 | 0.41 | 0.001 | |
| Brevundimonas | 3.43 | 0.96 | <0.001 | |
| Sphingobium | 2.95 | 12.81 | <0.001 | |
| Delftia | 1.87 | 15.41 | <0.001 | |
| Chryseobacterium | 1.76 | 3.79 | <0.001 | |
| Corynebacterium | 0.59 | 1.47 | 0.160 | |
| Gamaleyavirus | 0.49 | 3.47 | <0.001 | |
| Enterococcus | 0.14 | 1.02 | <0.001 | |
| Meibum | Pseudomonas | 19.78 | 12.86 | 0.049 |
| Cutibacterium | 10.52 | 2.72 | 0.001 | |
| Acinetobacter | 7.54 | 16.25 | 0.002 | |
| Staphylococcus | 7.16 | 1.06 | 0.001 | |
| Stenotrophomonas | 6.82 | 0.94 | <0.001 | |
| Variovorax | 5.57 | 1.11 | <0.001 | |
| Moraxella | 5.10 | 0.20 | 0.001 | |
| Brevundimonas | 4.44 | 1.28 | <0.001 | |
| Sphingobium | 2.46 | 11.83 | <0.001 | |
| Chryseobacterium | 2.08 | 3.29 | 0.022 | |
| Delftia | 1.74 | 13.21 | <0.001 | |
| Ochrobactrum | 1.52 | 0.04 | 0.044 | |
| Comamonas | 1.27 | 1.04 | 0.250 | |
| Orrella | 1.15 | 0.02 | > 0.999 | |
| Sphingomonas | 0.69 | 2.23 | <0.001 | |
| Gamaleyavirus | 0.41 | 3.09 | <0.001 | |
| Paracoccus | 0.17 | 1.03 | 0.126 | |
| Bradyrhizobium | 0.28 | 1.21 | 0.016 | |
p-values were compared using Mann–Whitney U test (p<0.05).