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16S rRNA RefSeq: V15.23    Genomic RefSeq: V10.1
Genus: Prevotella
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Full Lineage: Bacteria; Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidia; Bacteroidales; Prevotellaceae; Prevotella
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percent abundance
SUBPSUPPAKEBMUHPASALTHRPTOTDOANASTO
Avg3.8351.3610.8071.7696.55310.05410.0099.7029.1020.005
10thp0.1520.0100.0000.1591.4023.9873.0941.7993.0460.000
90thp10.6744.1532.0974.03414.21118.44718.51720.26315.8730.026
Stdev4.3732.0781.1332.4144.7645.3956.3207.0825.1520.013
Prev96.10489.61087.01398.701100.00098.701100.000100.000100.00014.286
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percent abundance
SUBPSUPPAKEBMUHPASALTHRPTOTDOANASTO
Avg10.1174.0410.9023.0298.67115.51713.43812.60411.7660.002
10thp0.9900.2490.0000.3522.2106.5543.7582.7043.6250.000
90thp21.78811.1092.2496.90618.74026.92525.38525.54822.9130.000
Stdev9.7214.4841.5503.9226.5188.5108.6309.1547.4300.007
Prev100.00098.64986.486100.000100.000100.00099.324100.000100.0009.790
From: Dewhirst 35x9 data (not published yet)
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percent abundance
SUBPSUPPAKEBMUHPASALTHRPTOTDOANAANA
Avg7.3882.7583.0153.7918.66912.12617.07116.05513.7140.039
10thp0.1590.0540.0210.0410.7350.9904.1022.8110.0900.000
90thp21.2907.87410.02110.75724.20231.13929.01330.89027.3960.117
Stdev8.6563.8285.4614.5808.39212.09810.14311.91110.8740.083
Prev100.000100.000100.000100.000100.000100.000100.000100.000100.00030.000
Overview: The genus Prevotella is species-rich, with 51 species recognized in HOMD. Some of these species are found primarily in dental plaque and buccal mucosa, others primarily on the tongue, tonsils, hard palate, and throat.

Ecological role/importance in health and disease: As they are anaerobic, dental plaque Prevotella are more abundant in subgingival than supragingival plaque; major species include P. oris and P. nigrescens. On the tongue dorsum, P. melaninogenica has both high prevalence and high abundance, and an additional 5 or more Prevotella species also have >70% prevalence, making the tongue dorsum Prevotella community both abundant and complex. Two species, P. intermedia and P. nigrescens, are considered part of the "orange complex" in subgingival plaque marking part of the ecological succession from health toward periodontitis (Socransky et al. 1998).