Table 2 Relative abundance of cervicovaginal microbiota over time.

From: Changes to the cervicovaginal microbiota and cervical cytokine profile following surgery for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

 

First collection

Second collection; After surgery

Second collection; Observation 2

Total

N = 41

N = 28

N = 13

N = 82

Phylum

Firmicutes

65.1%

64.1%

69.0%

65.5%

Actinobacteria

19.9%

27.8%

24.1%

23.7%

Bacteroidetes

8.6%

5.6%

4.2%

6.6%

Fusobacteria

2.5%

1.9%

1.9%

2.2%

Class

Bacilli

55.6%

55.3%

66.3%

57.7%

Actinobacteria

15.3%

24.8%

9.6%

17.7%

Clostridia

9.4%

8.7%

2.7%

7.8%

Bacteroidia

8.6%

5.5%

4.2%

6.6%

Order

Lactobacillales

55.1%

55.3%

66.1%

57.4%

Bifidobacteriales

14.2%

24.8%

9.6%

17.2%

Clostridiales

9.4%

8.7%

2.7%

7.8%

Bacteroidales

8.6%

5.5%

4.2%

6.6%

Family

Lactobacillaceae

54.0%

53.4%

65.5%

56.1%

Bifidobacteriaceae

14.2%

24.8%

9.6%

17.2%

Coriobacteriaceae

4.6%

3.0%

14.5%

6.0%

Prevotellaceae

4.2%

5.5%

4.0%

4.6%

Genus

Lactobacillus

46.8%

63.5%

57.5%

56.1%

Gardnerella

13.4%

10.1%

10.0%

11.3%

Bifidobacterium

5.3%

2.2%

12.7%

5.9%

Atopobium

5.9%

2.8%

9.7%

5.6%

Prevotella

4.9%

5.4%

2.9%

4.6%

Total reads

1,262,450

1,104,078

601,747

2,968,275

Average number of reads/specimen

30,791.5

39,431.4

46,288.2

36,198.5

Average OUT/specimen

19.3

17.3

20

18.7

  1. OUT :operational taxonomic units.