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Table 5 Sputum Taxa Differential Abundance by Exacerbation Phenotype

From: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease upper airway microbiota alpha diversity is associated with exacerbation phenotype: a case-control observational study

Corresponding Genus for Identified ASV

q-value

q-value (corrected for FEV1ppa)

Difference in Group Means (all are more abundant in IE sputum than FE sputum)

Actinomyces b

0.048

< 0.001 b

169.6

Capnocytophaga

0.087

< 0.001

42.5

Gemella

0.087

< 0.001

2379.2

Streptococcus

0.087

0.382

500.8

Campylobacter

0.087

0.591

29.8

Ruminococcaceae

0.087

0.057

23.9

Candidatus_Saccharimonas

0.087

0.019

63.8

Prevotella

0.087

0.066

42.5

Prevotella

0.087

0.443

18.4

Lachnospiraceae

0.087

0.289

96.3

Bergeyella

0.087

0.057

36.6

Treponema

0.087

0.201

7.6

  1. aFEV1 percent predicted
  2. bASVs with corrected q-values <0.10 are bolded for emphasis