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Table 3 The details of culture positive specimens with conflicting results

From: Detection of bacterial pathogens from clinical specimens using conventional microbial culture and 16S metagenomics: a comparative study

Specimen Type

Culture Results

Metagenomic Results (no. of species within the genus)

Sputum (P25)c a

Coliforms

Porphyromonas pasteri b

Streptococcus species. (9)

Prevotella species (10)

Throat Swab (P29)a

Moraxella spp

Prevotella species (9)

Prevotella melaninogenica b

Pus Swab (P70)

Coagulase negative Staphylococcus species

Streptococcus b

Filifactor alocis

Prevotella intermedia

Pus Swab (P75)

Acinetobacter spp

Prevotella bivia b

Peptoniphilus indolicus

Finegoldia magna

Dialister micraerophilus

Veillonella montpellierensis

Streptococcus anginosus

Ureaplasma parvum

Pus Swab (P97)

Coliform Organisms

(−)

  1. aSamples in which all species detected in metagenomics workflow are not displayed due to the large number of species identified. See Additional file 2 for all species identified per sample
  2. bspecies of highest abundance
  3. cfungal species detected