Table 2

Bacteria species associated with COVID-19 patients during hospitalisation

Species†Mean relative abundance (%)*
PhylumAssociation cohortCOVID-19Non-COVID-19
Ruminococcus gnavusFirmicutesCOVID-194.641.82
Bacteroides doreiBacteroidetesCOVID-193.030.74
Ruminococcus torquesFirmicutesCOVID-194.442.27
Bacteroides vulgatusBacteroidetesCOVID-192.841.14
Bacteroides ovatusBacteroidetesCOVID-191.920.62
Bacteroides caccaeBacteroidetesCOVID-191.460.41
Akkermansia muciniphilaVerrucomicrobiaCOVID-191.060.77
Bifidobacterium adolescentisActinobacteriaNon-COVID-193.947.78
Eubacterium rectaleFirmicutesNon-COVID-193.146.78
Ruminococcus bromiiFirmicutesNon-COVID-192.195.73
Subdoligranulum unclassifiedFirmicutesNon-COVID-192.394.90
Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatumActinobacteriaNon-COVID-191.943.83
Faecalibacterium prausnitziiFirmicutesNon-COVID-193.695.89
Collinsella aerofaciensActinobacteriaNon-COVID-192.584.49
Ruminococcus obeumFirmicutesNon-COVID-191.692.40
Dorea longicatenaFirmicutesNon-COVID-191.091.50
Coprococcus comesFirmicutesNon-COVID-190.991.37
Dorea formicigeneransFirmicutesNon-COVID-191.351.53
  • *Mean relative abundance >1% in either cohort.

  • †Ordered by logarithmic discriminant analysis score reported by linear discriminant analysis effect size.