Table 3

The significantly different taxa between cases and controls in samples collected more than 60 days after reported infection

PhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusCases (n=18)Controls (n=48)Fold change
ActinobacteriaActinobacteriaActinomycetalesActinomycetaceaeActinomyces0.16%0.06%2.75
ActinobacteriaCoriobacteriiaCoriobacterialesCoriobacteriaceae13.61%9.23%1.47
ActinobacteriaCoriobacteriiaCoriobacterialesCoriobacteriaceaeEggerthella2.59%0.79%3.28
ActinobacteriaCoriobacteriiaCoriobacterialesCoriobacteriaceaeGordonibacter0.35%0.05%6.38
BacteroidetesBacteroidiaBacteroidalesPorphyromonadaceaeButyricimonas0.03%0.10%0.27
BacteroidetesBacteroidiaBacteroidalesPorphyromonadaceaePorphyromonas0.02%0.12%0.12
Firmicutes55.57%64.85%0.86
FirmicutesClostridiaClostridiales44.60%53.56%0.83
FirmicutesClostridiaClostridialesChristensenellaceaeChristensenella0.35%0.71%0.50
FirmicutesClostridiaClostridialesFamilyXIIIIncertaeSedis0.07%0.19%0.38
FirmicutesClostridiaClostridialesRuminococcaceae17.76%23.69%0.75
FirmicutesClostridiaClostridialesRuminococcaceaeAnaerofilum0.13%0.28%0.46
FirmicutesErysipelotrichiaErysipelotrichalesErysipelotrichaceaeKandleria0.15%0.10%1.51
FirmicutesErysipelotrichiaErysipelotrichalesErysipelotrichaceaeSolobacterium0.00%0.21%0.01
FirmicutesNegativicutesSelenomonadalesAcidaminococcaceaePhascolarctobacterium0.06%0.41%0.16
FirmicutesNegativicutesSelenomonadalesVeillonellaceaeDialister1.84%1.16%1.58
FirmicutesNegativicutesSelenomonadalesVeillonellaceaeVeillonella0.09%0.27%0.34
Fusobacteria0.26%0.01%19.32
FusobacteriaFusobacteriiaFusobacterialesFusobacteriaceaeFusobacterium0.26%0.01%19.32
ProteobacteriaBetaproteobacteriaBurkholderialesBurkholderiaceaeBurkholderia0.04%0.00%16.42
ProteobacteriaDeltaproteobacteriaDesulfovibrionalesDesulfovibrionaceaeDesulfovibrio0.02%0.22%0.11
ProteobacteriaGammaproteobacteriaEnterobacterialesEnterobacteriaceaeKlebsiella0.73%0.02%35.42
ProteobacteriaGammaproteobacteriaPasteurellalesPasteurellaceaeHaemophilus0.02%0.08%0.22

  • The mean relative abundance of each taxa is shown along with the fold change in cases versus controls.