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. 2010 May 17;5(5):e10667. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010667

Table 5. Relevant positive and negative Pearson's correlations of specific genus-like bacterial groups and the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-8.

IL6 IL8
Pearson's r P value Pearson's r P value
Alcaligenes faecalis et rel. / / 0.43 <0.001
Escherichia coli et rel. 0.46 <0.0001 0.35 0.003
Haemophilus 0.47 <0.0001 0.24 0.04
Klebsiella pneumoniae et rel. 0.47 <0.0001 / /
Leminorella 0.26 0.02 0.41 <0.0001
Proteus 0.32 0.007 0.55 <0.0001
Pseudomonas 0.45 <0.0001 / /
Serratia 0.45 <0.0001 0.23 0.05
Vibrio 0.45 <0.0001 0.28 0.02
Yersinia 0.48 <0.0001 0.33 0.005
Ruminococcus lactaris et rel. −0.32 0.006 −0.44 <0.001