Table 4 Bacterial genera/groups identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of clones from 10 prosthetic hip joints
Genus | Number of clones analysed (percentage) | Number of clones sequenced (percentage) |
|---|---|---|
Lysobacter | 312 (60.9) | 52 (44.1) |
Gamma proteobacterium | 41 (8.0) | 8 (6.8) |
Stenotrophomonas | 34 (6.6) | 9 (7.6) |
Methylobacterium | 24 (4.7) | 5 (4.2) |
Staphylococcus | 24 (4.7) | 5 (4.2) |
Various bacterial clones | 23 (4.5) | 10 (8.5) |
Proteus | 18 (3.5) | 5 (4.2) |
Bradyrhizobium | 11 (2.1) | 4 (3.4) |
Bacteroides | 6 (1.2) | 3 (2.5) |
Hydrothermal vent eubacterium | 6 (1.2) | 6 (5.1) |
Iron-oxidising lithotroph ES-1 | 5 (1.0) | 5 (4.2) |
Methylobacteriaceaea | 4 (0.8) | 2 (1.7) |
Acidobacteria | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.8) |
Eubacterium | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.8) |
Endophytic bacterium | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.8) |
Xylella | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.8) |