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Table 3 Fifteen most prevalent (left) and proportionally abundant (right) genera in the post-antrostomy maxillary sinus

From: Temporal instability of the post-surgical maxillary sinus microbiota

Genus

Prevalence (%)

1. Staphylococcus

100

2. Pseudomonas

82.7

3. Propionibacterium

79.9

4. Corynebacterium

76.9

5. Stenotrophomonas

65.6

6. Streptococcus

59.9

7. Anaerococcus

59.9

8. Acinetobacter

45.6

9. Janthinobacterium

42.7

10. Lactobacillus

39.9

11. Enterobacter

37.1

12. Streptophyta

36.2

13. Delftia

36.1

14. Sphingomonas

33.2

15. Tepidimonas

33.2

  1. Staphylococcus is stably prevalent and abundant, while the proportional abundance of the other highly prevalent taxa, including Pseudomonas, Propionibacterium, Corynebacterium, Stenotrophomonas, Streptococcus and Anaerococcus is relatively low