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Table 2 Evaluation of primary species among the 49 decubitus ulcer samples

From: Evaluation of the bacterial diversity of Pressure ulcers using bTEFAP pyrosequencing

ID

No. of samples

Ave %

Std Dev

Max %

Gram Stain

Oxygen Tolerance

Morphology (shape)

Corynebacterium striatum

35

26.1

32.1

99.3

+

Facultative anaerobe

Bacillus or coccobacillus

Finegoldia magna

32

7.3

18.1

83.5

+

Anaerobe

Coccus

Staphylococcus epidermidis

24

1.8

3.3

12.1

+

Facultative anaerobe

Coccus

Anaerococcus vaginalis

23

4.3

5.6

22.8

+

Anaerobe

Coccus

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

23

16.5

24.9

82.0

-

Aerobe

Bacillus or coccobacillus

Streptococcus mitis

22

0.6

1.9

8.9

+

Facultative anaerobe

Coccus

Streptococcus parasanguinis

21

0.2

0.2

0.8

+

Facultative anaerobe

Coccus

Enterococcus faecalis

21

8.7

20.6

79.9

+

Facultative anaerobe

Coccus

Anaerococcus lactolyticus

20

2.2

3.0

8.5

+

Anaerobe

Coccus

Peptoniphilus indolicus

20

1.6

2.4

8.6

+

Anaerobe

Coccus

Streptococcus agalactiae

19

37.7

41.6

97.2

+

Facultative anaerobe

Coccus

Peptoniphilus harei

18

0.6

1.2

4.3

+

Anaerobe

Coccus

Pelomonas saccharophila

18

1.5

3.4

11.1

-

Aerobe

Rod

Staphylococcus aureus

17

13.7

33.2

99.7

+

Facultative anaerobe

Coccus

Peptoniphilus ivorii

17

1.9

3.2

11.0

+

Anaerobe

Coccus

Streptococcus thermophilus

16

0.3

0.5

2.0

+

Facultative anaerobe

Coccus

Streptococcus constellatus

16

0.3

0.4

1.6

+

Facultative anaerobe

Coccus

Escherichia coli

15

2.5

4.1

12.2

-

Facultative anaerobe

Bacillus or coccobacillus

Flavobacterium succinicans

15

0.9

1.2

3.6

-

Aerobe

Bacillus or coccobacillus

Serratia marcescens

15

21.1

29.9

94.9

-

Facultative anaerobe

Bacillus or coccobacillus

Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum

14

4.4

8.7

27.9

+

Facultative anaerobe

Bacillus or coccobacillus

Peptoniphilus lacrimalis

13

1.0

1.8

6.2

+

Anaerobe

Coccus

Porphyromonas somerae

13

4.0

8.1

23.3

-

Anaerobe

Bacillus or coccobacillus

Prevotella buccalis

12

3.4

4.6

12.7

-

Anaerobe

Bacillus or coccobacillus

Brevibacterium antiquum

12

2.4

3.1

10.8

+

Aerobic

Rod

  1. The primary identification based upon percent sequence identity as described in the materials and methods is indicated. The number of samples in which each bacteria was identified is provided along with the average percent (avg %) among the positive samples, the standard deviation (std dev) and the range of percentages among the positive samples. No. of samples = the no. of samples in which the species were identified Mean % = the average percentage of that species in each of the samples SD = standard deviation of these percentages Maximum % = the maximum percentage of the species in each sample * + Gram-positive; - Gram-negative
  2. † Anaerobes are unable to propagate in laboratory media in the presence of oxygen; facultative anaerobes can grow both in the presence and absence of oxygen; aerobes can grow in the presence of oxygen