Fig. 2

Pearson correlation for V1V3 regions. a Relative abundance of taxa in V1V3 regions found among paired patient- (left) and provider-collected (right) swabs from the same patient with Pearson correlation coefficient > 0.9, ordered from least strongly to most strongly correlated. b Relative abundance of taxa in V1V3 regions found among paired patient- (left) and provider-collected (right) swabs from the same patient with Pearson correlation coefficient < 0.9, ordered from least strongly to most strongly correlated. c Box plot demonstrating Pearson correlation coefficients for correlated microbial communities defined for V1V3 regions in paired patient- and provider-collected swabs from the same patient