Inferring directional relationships in microbial communities using signed Bayesian networks

BMC Genomics

Table 2 Microbiomes analyzed with sites, number of samples and number of taxa detected

Site	# of samples	# of taxa
Buccal mucosa	309	51
Keratinized gingiva	269	29
Palatine tonsils	320	68
Saliva	298	75
Subgingival dental plaque	325	84
Supragingival dental plaque	335	65
Dorsum of tongue	335	37
Throat	313	64
Infant gut	922	12
Vaginal (lower Nugent score)	3203	19
Vaginal (medium Nugent score)	568	19
Vaginal (higher Nugent score)	916	19

The first eight are from oral microbiomes, the next one from gut microbiome, and the last three from vaginal microbiomes. Note that the Nugent score is an indicator of the level of vaginosis

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