Fig. 1

Relative abundance of bacteria at the phylum level based on 16Â S rRNA gene sequencing of 228 IBK eyes and 367 Normal eyes (604 samples). The seven most commonly identified phyla encompassing 120 ASVs on the conjunctival surface of IBK and Normal eyes were Actinobacteriota, Bacteroidota, Deferribacterota, Firmicutes, Fusobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Verrucomicrobiota