ABA	anaerobic blood agar
ALO	Actinomyces-like organism
ARDRA	amplified 16S rDNA restriction analysis
ARU	anaerobic reference unit
BBA	Brucella blood agar
BHI	brain-heart infusion (agar)
CFU	colony-forming unit
CT	computer tomography
G+C	guanine and cytosine content
HOMD	Human Oral Microbiome Database
ID	identification
IUD	intra-uterine contraceptice device
LPSN	List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
LSA	lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
MALDI-TOF MS	matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
NGS	next-generation sequencing
PAS	Periodic acid–Schiff stain
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PID	pelvic inflammatory disease
rRNA	ribosomal RNA
UTI	urinary tract infection
WGS	whole-genome sequencing