Evaluation of the Bacterial Diversity in the Human Tongue Coating Based on Genus-Specific Primers for 16S rRNA Sequencing

Table 5

Relative abundance comparison of significantly different genera between thin-white and white-greasy tongue coating types.

Phylum	Genus	A4	A5	A6	B2	B3	B4
Bacteroidetes	Proteiniphilum	85	71	60	0	0	12	0.003
Bacteroidetes	Salinibacter	228	274	328	68	25	13	0.004
Proteobacteria	Thiobacter	166	199	226	0	0	10	0.006
Firmicutes	Cryptanaerobacter	219	320	257	42	16	0	0.007
Firmicutes	Peptococcus	439	295	338	26	16	0	0.013
Firmicutes	Veillonella	2047	2501	1434	383	861	111	0.019
Bacteroidetes	Bacteroides	219	313	188	111	16	26	0.019
Firmicutes	Anaerostipes	0	0	0	100	168	158	0.021
Firmicutes	Sporobacterium	9	15	11	0	0	0	0.022
Firmicutes	Fastidiosipila	11	15	6	31	23	21	0.026
Bacteroidetes	Prevotella	21	13	15	0	0	0	0.027
Firmicutes	Parasporobacterium	20	15	11	0	0	0	0.028
Proteobacteria	Smithella	23	19	22	0	11	0	0.028
Firmicutes	Anaerobacter	0	0	0	31	39	20	0.033
Proteobacteria	Thioalkalispira	47	31	24	0	0	0	0.038
Firmicutes	Trichococcus	127	171	81	4652	5795	9135	0.041
Firmicutes	Faecalibacterium	1504	2974	1936	95	47	232	0.042
Firmicutes	Lachnobacterium	106	79	47	0	0	0	0.046
Bacteroidetes	Subsaxibacter	0	17	0	26	54	65	0.047