| 16S rRNA | 16S ribosomal RNA |
| ASV | Amplicon sequence variant |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| FF | Fresh frozen |
| FFPE | Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded |
| HiPR-FISH | High Phylogenetic Resolution microbiome mapping by Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization |
| RNA-ISH | RNA in situ hybridization |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| NTC | Negative template control |
| PCoA | Principal Coordinates Analysis |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |