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Table 4 Indicator operational taxon units (OTUs) for the nasal microbiota of liquid-fed pigs carrying (n = 7) or not carrying (n = 5) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

From: Evaluation of the nasal microbiota in slaughter-age pigs and the impact on nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) carriage

Group

Indicator OTU (Phylum/Class/Order/Family/Genus)

MRSA positive

Proteobacteria/Betaproteobacteria/Burkholderiales/Oxalobacteraceae/Janthinobacterium

Proteobacteria/Betaproteobacteria/Burkholderiales/Comamonadaceae/Unclassified (2 OTUs)

Proteobacteria/Betaproteobacteria/Burkholderia/Comamonadaceae/Comamonas

Bacteroidetes/Sphingobacterium/Sphingobacteriales/Sphingobacteriaceae/Sphingobacterium

Proteobacteria/Betaproteobacteria/Burkholderiales/Unclassified

Firmicutes/Bacilli/Bacillales/Staphylococcaceae/Macrococcus

MRSA negative

Firmicutes/Bacilli/Lactobacillales/Lactobacillaceae/Lactobacillus

Firmicutes/Bacilli/Bacillales/Staphylococcaceae/Staphylococcus

Firmicutes/Bacilli/Lactobacillales/Lactobacillaceae/Unclassified

Proteobacteria/Btaproteobacteria/Neisseriales/Nesseriaceae/Neisseria