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16S rRNA RefSeq: V15.23    Genomic RefSeq: V10.1
Genus: Tannerella
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percent abundance
SUBPSUPPAKEBMUHPASALTHRPTOTDOANASTO
Avg0.1260.1130.0030.0390.0200.0440.1560.2020.0950.000
10thp0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
90thp0.3640.3710.0020.0870.0770.1020.5260.5880.4240.000
Stdev0.3360.2440.0120.1150.0450.1890.3910.4690.2130.000
Prev44.15640.26010.39037.66225.97429.87040.26045.45532.4680.000
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percent abundance
SUBPSUPPAKEBMUHPASALTHRPTOTDOANASTO
Avg0.5580.3320.0090.0510.0490.1180.1650.2860.0970.000
10thp0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
90thp1.4600.9830.0060.1310.1220.2990.4540.8890.1560.000
Stdev0.9090.4560.0390.0910.1130.1380.3730.5420.3720.001
Prev75.00067.56810.81151.35142.56872.29758.78466.89241.2160.699
From: Dewhirst 35x9 data (not published yet)
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percent abundance
SUBPSUPPAKEBMUHPASALTHRPTOTDOANAANA
Avg0.4200.5570.2080.1270.0610.0810.1130.1290.1010.000
10thp0.0000.0010.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
90thp0.9301.4840.1120.2850.1500.2150.2690.1700.1550.000
Stdev1.1300.8320.9530.2770.1380.1390.2480.4140.3260.002
Prev81.08188.23572.09377.14357.14376.00075.75870.96862.5005.000
Overview: Members of the genus Tannerella are moderately abundant in the oral microbiome, making up less than 0.5% on average of the microbiome at any oral site. They are close relatives of the genus Porphyromonas and are classified with them into the family Porphyromonadaceae.

Ecological role/importance in health and disease: Tannerella spp. are found primarily in sub- and supragingival dental plaque and in samples from the tonsils and throat. Tannerella forsythia (formerly T. forsythensis), together with Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola, is part of the "red complex" of subgingival taxa associated with periodontitis (Socransky et al. 1998). The other members of genus Tannerella in HOMD have not yet been named.