| spp | species pluralis |
| Str | Streptococcus spp. |
| Gem | Gemella spp. |
| Act | Actinomyces spp. |
| Lact vagin | Lactobacillus vaginalis |
| Neiss | Neisseria spp. |
| Capn | Capnocytophaga spp. |
| Haem | Haemophilus spp. |
| Cardiobact | Cardiobacter spp. |
| Citrob | Citrobacter spp. |
| Esch | Escherichia spp. |
| Entero | Enterobacter spp. |
| Kleb | Klebsiella spp. |
| Prev | Prevotella spp. |
| Fuso | Fusobacterium spp. |
| C | Campylobacter spp. |
| Veillo | Veillonella spp. |
| Atop | Atopobium spp. |
| Ols | Olsenella spp. |
| Prop | Propionibacterium spp. |
| Parvi | Parvimonas spp. |
| Bact | Bacteroides spp. |
| Parvi micra | Parvimonas micra |
| aerob fce | aerobic bacteria without faecal contaminants |
| aerob wfc | aerobic bacteria with faecal contaminants |
| all wfc | all bacteria with faecal contaminants |
| all fce | all bacteria without faecal contaminants |
| Gn | Gram-negative |
| Gp | Gram-positive |