Table 3 Operational taxonomic units with an average proportion > 1% in canine subgingival plaque from dogs with healthy gingiva, gingivitis and mild periodontitis (all locations)

Porphyromonas cangingivalis

5.67%

 Novel Actinomyces

5.08%

 Novel Moraxella

2.95%

 Peptostreptococcaceae bacterium COT-077

2.55%

 Actinomyces sp. COT-083

2.51%

 Novel Bergeyella

2.00%

 Clostridiales bacterium COT-028

1.86%

 Actinomyces sp. COT-252

1.69%

 Novel Fusobacterium

1.59%

Filifactor villosus

1.59%

 Novel Porphyromonas

1.52%

 Novel Peptostreptococcus

1.46%

 Novel Euzebya

1.39%

 Novel Corynebacterium

1.35%

 Peptostreptococcaceae bacterium COT-004

1.32%

Neisseria shayeganii

1.30%

 Novel Porphyromonas

1.30%

 Erysipelotrichaceae bacterium COT-311

1.29%

 Granulicatella sp. COT-095

1.19%

Porphyromonas gulae

1.14%

 Novel Johnsonella

1.11%

Porphyromonas canoris

1.11%

 Novel Corynebacterium

1.09%

 Novel Euzebya

1.04%