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Table 6 Correlation coefficients (r) between oral health scores, plaque scores, calculus scores, gingivitis scores, pocket scores, pH, and bacterial phyla in saliva samples (n = 26)1

From: Microbiota populations in supragingival plaque, subgingival plaque, and saliva habitats of adult dogs

Phyla

Salivary pH

Pocket Score

Gingivitis Score

Calculus Score

Plaque Score

Oral Health Score

 

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

Euryarchaeota

0.42

0.0349

0.42

0.0321

0.45

0.0206

0.32

0.1168

0.27

0.1769

0.42

0.035

Bacteroidetes

-0.47

0.0156

-0.35

0.0799

-0.31

0.1265

-0.11

0.6035

0.11

0.5966

-0.18

0.3751

Chloroflexi

0.46

0.0175

0.58

0.0017

0.58

0.0017

0.50

0.0089

0.41

0.0377

0.61

0.0010

Firmicutes

-0.33

0.0971

-0.47

0.0163

-0.44

0.0252

-0.13

0.5307

-0.20

0.3275

-0.34

0.0924

Synergistetes

0.60

0.0013

0.73

< 0.0001

0.67

0.0002

0.51

0.0076

0.46

0.018

0.69

< 0.0001

Tenericutes

-0.42

0.0315

-0.36

0.0681

-0.30

0.143

-0.38

0.0522

-0.27

0.183

-0.40

0.0413

  1. 1Bold correlation coefficients (r) with p < 0.05, and underlined correlation coefficients (r) with -r > 0.5 (strong correlation)