Table 1 The five bacteria species most identified by culturing from each sample type. Percentages are the percent of samples they have been found in

From: Amplicon sequencing provides more accurate microbiome information in healthy children compared to culturing

Top Five

Hypopharyngeal

Fecal

1

Staphylococcus aureus

48.28%

Escherichia coli

56.59%

2

Staphylococcus epidermidis

41.54%

Staphylococcus epidermidis

29.46%

3

Corynebacterium spp

28.42%

Enterococcus faecalis

23.20%

4

Moraxella catarrhalis

20.59%

Klebsiella pneumoniae

14.99%

5

Streptococcus mitis/oralis

20.06%

Staphylococcus aureus

12.71%