Fig. 3

Shared genera within the core microbiota in the three body sites. The venn diagram (a) shows the number of genera within the core of the oropharyngeal, proximal colonic and vagina microbiota as well as those that are shared among the body sites. The point and range plots (b) shows the median and interquartile range of relative abundances of the genera within the core of the oropharyngeal and vaginal microbiota but not core in the proximal colon; (c), core to the proximal colon and vaginal communities but not the oropharyngeal microbiota: (d) genera within the core of all three body sites; (e) core to the proximal colon and the oral communities but not the vaginal microbial communities