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Table 4 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

Mean Proportional Abundance (%)

1. Staphylococcus

32.6

2. Corynebacterium

10.0

3. Haemophilus

9.25

4. Pseudomonas

5.99

5. Streptococcus

4.97

6. Anaerococcus

4.64

7. Proprionibacterium

3.86

8. Moraxella

3.62

9. Stenotrophomonas

3.35

10. Enterobacter

3.30

11. Serratia

2.39

12. Finegoldia

2.10

13. Alloiococcus

1.68

14. Neisseriaceae

1.65

15. Methylobacteriaceae

1.62

  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