TABLE 3.
Comparison of clostridia, fusobacteria, and propionibacteria for different age groupsa
| Organism | HY
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HE
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AE
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of isolates | Mean | Range | No. of isolates | Mean | Range | No. of isolates | Mean | Range | |
| C. sardiniensis | NF | NF | 1 | 1.0 ± 1.0 | NA | NF | |||
| C. malenominatum | 2 | 1.1 ± 0.7 | 5.6-7.4 | 1 | 1.3 ± 1.3 | NA | 2 | 1.6 ± 1.1 | 7.3-8.6 |
| C. inocuum | 2 | 1.1 ± 0.7 | 5.3-7.4 | 2 | 2.5 ± 1.6 | 7.3-7.7 | NF | NF | |
| C. cocleatum | NF | NF | 2 | 2.8 ± 1.8 | 8.0-8.9 | 1 | 0.8 ± 0.8 | NA | |
| C. bifermentans | 2 | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 7.5-10.0 | 1 | 1.6 ± 1.6 | NA | 4 | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 7.4-9.0 |
| C. borati | 1 | 0.5 ± 0.5 | NA | NF | NF | NF | NF | ||
| C. sordellii | 2 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 7.0-8.0 | NF | NF | 2 | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 6.6-8.8 | |
| C. ramosum | 2 | 1.0 ± 0.7 | 5.1-7.0 | NF | NF | 1 | 0.9 ± 0.9 | NA | |
| C. inoculum | 1 | 0.5 ± 0.5 | NA | NF | NF | NF | NF | ||
| C. perfringens | 2 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 7.1-7.3 | NF | NF | 1 | 0.7 ± 0.7 | NA | |
| C. sporogenes | 1 | 0.6 ± 0.6 | NA | NF | NF | 1 | 0.8 ± 0.8 | NA | |
| C. sphenoides | 1 | 0.5 ± 0.5 | NA | NF | NF | NF | NF | ||
| C. clostridiiforme | 1 | 0.6 ± 0.6 | NA | NF | NF | 3 | 2.2 ± 1.1 | 6.0-8.3 | |
| C. butyricum | NF | NF | NF | NF | 1 | 0.5 ± 0.5 | NA | ||
| C. sporosphaerides | NF | NF | NF | NF | 1 | 0.7 ± 0.7 | NA | ||
| C. difficile | NF | NF | NF | NF | 1 | 0.6 ± 0.6 | NA | ||
| C. novyi type A | NF | NF | NF | NF | 1 | 0.8 ± 0.8 | NA | ||
| C. tertium | NF | NF | NF | NF | 1 | 0.8 ± 0.8 | NA | ||
| C. indolis | NF | NF | NF | NF | 1 | 0.7 ± 0.7 | NA | ||
| Total clostridia | 17 | 5.6 ± 1.0 | 5.3-10.0 (9) | 7 | 5.3 ± 1.7 | 6.0-9.6 (4) | 21 | 7.6 ± 0.9 | 7.7-9.5 (9) |
| Fusobacterium prausnitziib | NF | NF | 1 | 1.2 ± 1.2 | NA | 1 | 0.9 ± 0.9 | NA | |
| Fusobacterium alocis | NF | NF | 1 | 1.4 ± 1.4 | NA | 1 | 0.9 ± 0.9 | NA | |
| Fusobacterium russii | NF | NF | NF | 2 | 1.6 ± 1.1 | 7.3-9.0 | |||
| Total fusobacteria | NF | NF | 2 | 2.6 ± 1.6 (2) | 7.2-8.3 | 4 | 1.7 ± 1.1 | 7.3-9.0 (2) | |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 1 | 0.7 ± 0.7 | NA | 1 | 1.0 ± 1.0 | NA | 4 | 3.7 ± 1.5 | 8.0-10.4 |
| Propionibacterium jensenii | NF | NF | 1 | 1.3 ± 1.3 | NA | NF | NF | ||
| Total propionibacteria | 1 | 0.7 ± 0.7 (1) | NA | 2 | 1.3 ± 1.3 (1) | NA | 4 | 3.7 ± 1.5 | 8.0 ± 10.4 (4) |