| A. muciniphila | Akkermansia muciniphila |
| ARMS | Amplification Refractory Mutation System |
| B. fragilis | Bacteroides fragilis |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| ETBF | Enterotoxigenic B. fragilis |
| F. nucleatum | Fusobacterium nucleatum |
| FFPE | Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| MSI | Microsatellite instability |
| NE | Not estimable |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| WHO | World Health Organization |