Human pharyngeal microbiota in age-related macular degeneration/Experiment 1

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Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by KateRasheed on 2025-7-31

Curated date: 2025/06/27

Curator: Anne-mariesharp

Revision editor(s): Anne-mariesharp

Subjects

Location of subjects
Singapore
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Homo sapiens
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Throat Gula,Throat,throat
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Age-related macular degeneration AAMD - Age related macular degeneration,AGE RELAT MACULOPATHIES,AGE RELAT MACULOPATHY,Age Related Macular Degeneration,age related macular degeneration,Age related macular degeneration (disorder) [Ambiguous],Age Related Maculopathies,age related Maculopathies,Age related maculopathy,age related maculopathy,age-related macular degeneration,Age-related macular degeneration (disorder),Age-Related Macular Degenerations,Age-Related Maculopathies,Age-Related Maculopathy,AMD,AMD - Age-related macular degeneration,Amended,ARMD,ARMD - Age-related macular degeneration,Degeneration, Age-Related Macular,Degeneration, Macular,Degenerations, Age-Related Macular,Degenerations, Macular,Dystrophies, Macular,Dystrophy, Macular,Macular Degeneration,Macular degeneration (disorder),Macular degeneration (senile) of retina, unspecified,MACULAR DEGENERATION NOS,Macular Degeneration, Age-Related,macular degeneration, age-related,Macular Degenerations,Macular Degenerations, Age-Related,Macular Dystrophies,Macular Dystrophy,MACULOPATHIES AGE RELAT,Maculopathies, Age Related,Maculopathies, Age-Related,MACULOPATHY AGE RELAT,Maculopathy, Age Related,Maculopathy, Age-Related,Senile macular degeneration,Senile macular degeneration of retina,Senile macular retinal degeneration,SMD - Senile macular degeneration,Unspecified senile macular degeneration,Age-related macular degeneration
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Control
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
AMD(Age-related macular degeneration)-positive
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients with Age-related macular degeneration
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
386
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
245

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V3-V6
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Illumina

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
raw counts
Statistical test
DESeq2
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
Yes
Confounders controlled for Confounding factors that have been accounted for by stratification or model adjustment
age, sex

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged
Simpson Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species evenness
unchanged

Signature 1

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by KateRasheed on 2025-7-31

Curated date: 2025/06/27

Curator: Anne-mariesharp

Revision editor(s): Anne-mariesharp

Source: Figure 2

Description: DESeq2 differential abundance analysis expressed as Log2FC comparison of AMD-positive samples and control samples.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in AMD(Age-related macular degeneration)-positive

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Gemella

Revision editor(s): Anne-mariesharp

Signature 2

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by KateRasheed on 2025-7-31

Curated date: 2025/06/27

Curator: Anne-mariesharp

Revision editor(s): Anne-mariesharp

Source: Figure 2

Description: DESeq2 differential abundance analysis expressed as Log2FC comparison of AMD-positive samples and control samples.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in AMD(Age-related macular degeneration)-positive

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Prevotella

Revision editor(s): Anne-mariesharp