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Table 3 Genera with median relative abundances higher than 1% at least in one type of sample showing significant differences between BB and BA (higher abundances in bold types)

From: The respiratory microbiome in bronchial mucosa and secretions from severe IgE-mediated asthma patients

Genera

Biopsy (BB) (n = 10)

Median (IQR)

Aspirate (BA) (n = 10)

Median (IQR)

p value

Streptococcus

10.9 (2.2–15.8)

24.2 (13.7–28.1)

0.007

Prevotella

12.2 (3.5–17.3)

23.3 (12.1–26.9)

0.037

Flavobacteriaceae_g

2.8 (0.6–5.7)

0.04 (0.007–0.08)

0.005

Legionella

2.7 (1.1–4.7)

0.004 (0.001–0.02)

0.005

Fusobacterium

2.5 (0.8–5.7)

4.9 (2.9–7.5)

0.047

Staphylococcus

1.8 (0.4–3.5)

0.04 (0.02–0.3)

0.005

Cloacibacterium

1.8 (0.3–3.7)

0 (0–0.0006)

0.005

Legionellaceae_g

1.6 (0.5–2.7)

0.004 (0.0002–0.02)

0.005

Chryseobacterium

1.3 (0.3–2.8)

0.01 (0.002–0.03)

0.005

Gemellaceae_g

1.5 (0.1–3.3)

3.4 (2.3–4.6)

0.037

Lactobacillus

1.2 (0.07–2.1)

0.02 (0.002–0.06)

0.005

Corynebacterium

1.04 (0.5–2.8)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

0.005

Acinetobacter

1.03 (0.04–3.02)

0.005 (0.0008–0.01)

0.005

Leptotrichia

0.8 (0.2–2)

3.3 (2.3–4.6)

0.005

Rothia

1.01 (0.2–2.2)

3.1 (1.8–7.6)

0.007

Actinomyces

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

2.7 (0.9–3.7)

0.017

Atopobium

0.6 (0.1–1.3)

1.4 (0.8–2.3)

0.028

Megasphaera

0.8 (0.04–0.9)

1.4 (0.8–2.6)

0.022