Identification of Microbial and Proteomic Biomarkers in Early Childhood Caries

Figure 1

Expression levels for bacterial species measured by multiplexed array technology. The left panel displays bacteria abundance levels for all caries-free patients, while the right panel displays bacteria abundance levels for caries-active patients. Each column of the panel represents the measured bacterial abundance levels of a single patient. Each row is marked on the right with its corresponding bacterial species or group. The color bar to the left indicates the level of abundance. Brighter colors indicate higher abundance level of the particular bacteria measured. Indicators of caries exhibit differential expression in the caries-active versus caries-free group. Note that the top 10 rows do not show much expression in the caries-free group yet are noticeably expressed in the caries-active group.