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Table 3 Results from metagenomic sequencing of DNA from nasal swabs

From: Rapid cell division of Staphylococcus aureus during colonization of the human nose

Nasal sample

DNA concentration (ng/μl)

Ct (gyrB)

Library concentration (ng/μl)

Total reads

Mapped to S. aureus (%)

Average S. aureus coverage

PTR

Estimated S. aureus doubling time (h)

1

0.16

26

1.95

105,786,161

1,136,111 (1.1)

51

1.57

3.1

2

0.12

27

1.12

55,786,059

2,147,091 (3.8)

85

1.56

3.1

13

0.04

29

0.59

49,621,631

1,738,864 (3.5)

60

1.24

6.9

14

0.06

28

1.32

83,741,570

1,440,622 (1.7)

53

1.55

3.2

18

0.25

28

9.11

154,201,831

681,402 (0.4)

27

1.67

2.2

32

0.37

27

4.78

95,098,143

491,336 (0.5)

23

1.54

3.3

34

0.28

29

8.22

124,493,711

313,424 (0.3)

14

1.46

4.1

44

0.13

23

2.78

10,457,294

958,743 (9.2)

47

1.53

3.4

45

0.29

23

2.70

29,212,511

3,832,248 (13.1)

169

1.53

3.4

46

0.78

22

2.68

22,008,815

1,111,948 (5.1)

54

1.33

5.7

      

Median PTR:

1.54

3.4

6

0.09

32

0.36

7,757,779

39,355 (0.5)

1

n. a.

n. a.

10

b. d.

32

0.21

1,979,214

32,857 (1.7)

1

n. a.

n. a.

19

0.06

31

1.20

6,887,014

65,255 (0.7)

2

n. a.

n. a.

20

0.06

33

1.21

14,195,854

75,380 (0.5)

3

n. a.

n. a.

  1. b. d. below detection limit, n. a. not applicable