Table 3 Taxonomic assignments of the 7 OTUs present in 95% of samples (n = 20) that underwent sequencing of the V2-V3 region of the 16S rRNA gene and their relative abundance
From: Characterisation of microbial communities within aggressive prostate cancer tissues
Core OTUs shared by 95% of samples | Relative abundance of OTU within the total community |
|---|---|
% | |
k_Bacteria; p_Proteobacteria; c_Gammaproteobacteria; o_Enterobacteriales; f_Enterobacteriaceae; g_; s_ | 55.4% |
k_Bacteria; p_Proteobacteria; c_Gammaproteobacteria; o_Enterobacteriales; f_Enterobacteriaceae; g_Escherichia; s_ | 20.9% |
k_Bacteria; p_Actinobacteria; c_Actinobacteria; o_Actinomycetales; f_Propionibacteriaceae; g_Propionibacterium; s_acnes | 1.1% |
k_Bacteria; p_Firmicutes; c_Bacilli; o_Bacillales; f_Staphylococcaceae; g_Staphylococcus; s_ | 0.4% |
k_Bacteria; p_Firmicutes; c_Bacilli; o_Lactobacillales; f_Streptococcaceae; g_; s_ | 0.1% |
k_Bacteria; p_Firmicutes; c_Bacilli; o_Lactobacillales; f_Streptococcaceae; g_Streptococcus; s_pseudopneumoniae | <0.1% |
k_Bacteria; p_Proteobacteria; c_Gammaproteobacteria; o_Pseudomonadales; f_Moraxellaceae; g_Moraxella; s_ | <0.1% |
Sum of “core” OTUs (across 95% of samples) | 77.90% |