Table 2 Infant Community State Types (ICSTs) composition.
ICST Code | Representative species | Number of infants | HI | PI | RI | Correlation with host health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICST-BI | Bifidobacterium longum | 2198 | 68% | 19% | 14% | Healthy-ICST |
ICST-PR | Prevotella copri Prevotella spp. | 1981 | 42% | 12% | 46% | Healthy-ICST |
ICST-ES | Escherichia coli | 1818 | 29% | 65% | 6% | Unhealthy-ICST |
ICST-BI/EN | Bifidobacterium breve | 1216 | 50% | 49% | 1% | Mixed-ICST |
Enterobacter hormaechei | ||||||
ICST-EN | Enterococcus faecalis | 980 | 15% | 85% | 0% | Unhealthy-ICST |
ICST-KL/VE | Klebsiella michiganensis | 873 | 31% | 69% | 1% | Unhealthy-ICST |
Veillonella parvula | ||||||
ICST-KL | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 735 | 17% | 83% | 0% | Unhealthy-ICST |
ICST-ST | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 569 | 13% | 87% | 0% | Unhealthy-ICST |
