| Sample |
Number of reads |
Number of taxa |
| Total |
Identified* |
Unidentified† |
| Identity <97.0% |
Length <231 base |
| Saliva |
15,581 |
15,339 |
215 |
27 |
249 |
| Tongue coating |
298,079 |
288,953 |
8,975 |
151 |
182 |
*Identification of each read was performed by BLAST search against reference sequences of Human Oral Microbiome Database with ≥97.0% identity over an alignment of ≥ 231 bp
†Reads that did not meet the criteria for identification were assigned to unidentified reads
Data are expressed as the total number of reads or taxa in pooled samples from all 20 subjects in the two groups |
