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Table 2 Correlation of taxonomic abundances produced by MetaPhlAn and Ray Communities

From: Ray Meta: scalable de novo metagenome assembly and profiling

Body site

Samples

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Anterior nares

45

0.91

0.92

0.94

0.94

0.59

0.59

Attached keratinized gingival

3

0.99

0.94

0.92

0.94

0.84

0.71

Buccal mucosa

46

0.99

0.98

0.97

0.98

0.95

0.91

Left retroauricular crease

3

0.99

0.99

0.99

0.99

0.72

0.83

Mid vagina

1

0.99

0.99

0.99

0.99

0.99

0.90

Palatine tonsils

4

0.90

0.80

0.79

0.83

0.84

0.97

Posterior fornix

23

0.99

0.99

0.99

0.99

0.97

0.94

Right retroauricular crease

6

0.94

0.92

0.93

0.94

0.83

0.91

Saliva

3

0.97

0.87

0.88

0.96

0.89

0.95

Stool

61

0.80

0.81

0.81

0.62

0.92

0.84

Subgingival plaque

5

0.86

0.75

0.76

0.74

0.81

0.93

Supragingival plaque

53

0.94

0.93

0.92

0.88

0.89

0.93

Throat

6

0.95

0.86

0.87

0.92

0.92

0.80

Tongue dorsum

53

0.93

0.80

0.79

0.84

0.85

0.88

Vaginal introitus

1

1.00

1.00

0.99

0.99

0.99

0.97

Total

313

      
  1. Pearson's correlation was utilized to compare taxonomic abundance for 313 samples from various body sites [24].