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Table 4 Significantly different inter-group values for species from different sampling sites at baseline

From: What is the influence of tonsillectomy on the level of periodontal pathogens on the tongue dorsum and in periodontal pockets

		p-value
Sulcus	A. actinomycetemcomitans	0.039
	T. forsythia	0.007
	T. denticola	0.002
	P. micros	0.039
	C. rectus	0.020
	E. nodatum	0.020
Tongue	A. actinomycetemcomitans	0.046
	T. forsytha	0.008
	T. denticola	0.003
	P. intermedia	0.020
	P. micros	0.001
	C. rectus	0.008
	E. corrodens	0.006
	Capnocytophaga species	0.024
Total	A. actinomycetemcomitans	0.020
Total	T. denticola	0.007

In all listed cases the taxa were higher in the control group (Mann-Whitney-U-test)

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