Species abundance according to granulocytic inflammation
The neutrophilic group had more Haemophilus influenzae andMoraxella catarrhalis than the eosinophilic and paucigranulocytic groups, and more Moraxella catarrhalis compared to the mixed granulocytic group. Interestingly, the eosinophilic group showed more abundant Tropheryma whipplei compared to the paucigranulocytic group and HC while it had more abundant Tropheryma whipplei ,Haemophilus parainfluenzae , and other species includingPrevotella pallens, Prevotella melaninogenica, Porphyromonas sp oral taxon 279 and Veillonella unclassified compared to the mixed granulocytic group (Figure 2C ).