#Supplementary Table 1: Organism calls #OTU level Org ID pid cov nextorg nID pid cov notes #The sequence of the seed ISU for each OTU #has been deposited in Genbank with sequential #accession numbers between HM585291 - HM585350 inclusive. 0 species L. iners AY526083.1 100 100 L. gasseri GU417934.1 89 100 iners annotated as gasseri in RDB 1 strain G. vaginalis 409-05 CP001849.1 100 100 G. vaginalis NML 060420 EF194095.1 97 100 two other G. vaginalis sequences same pid 2 species Prevotella bivia ATCC 29303 L16475.1 100 100 Prevotella melaninogenica strain H2_18 GU561346.1 91 100 three other Prevotella species at same pid 3 order Clostridiales possible Family_Lachnospiraceae Roseburia cecicola L14676.1 86 100 Lachnobacterium bovis AF298665.1 85 100 multiple Roseburia, Lachnobacterium,Eubacterium at >= 84 pid 4 species L. crispatus FN692037.1 100 100 Lactobacillus acidophilus strain EU626023.1 94 100 several other Lactobacillus species at 94 pid, L kefiranofaciens also perfect 100 100 to sequence 5 species Leptotrichia amnionii EF218612.1 100 100 Sneathia sanguinegens NR_025487.1 92 100 easy call 6 family_Veillonellaceae Allisonella histaminiformans NR_028862.1 93 100 Dialister propionicifaciens AY850122.1 93 94 several D propionicifaciens strains at 93 pid and 94 cov 7 species Sneathia sanguinegens NR_025487.1 100 100 Leptotrichia amnionii EF218612.1 92 100 S sanguinegens also called Leptotrichia sanguinegens 8 species Atopobium vaginae AF325325.1 100 100 Atopobium parvulum AB558168.1 92 100 Atopobium (Lactobacillus) minutum and Eubacterium fossor at 92 pid 9 order Bacteroidales Prevotella timonensis DQ518919.1 100 100 Prevotella bergensis AY350613.1 98 100 next best is Prevotella bergensis at 98 pid 10 species Prevotella amniotica AM422125.1 100 100 Prevotella aurantiaca AB480535.1 86 100 easy call 11 class_Bacilli Enterococcus phoeniculicola GQ337034.1 86 100 Brochothrix sp. NJ-25 AM409367.1 86 100 several Enterococcus and Brochothrix species at same pid and cov 12 species Dialister propionicifaciens AY850122.1 100 100 Dialister succinatiphilus AB370249.1 94 100 easy call 13 order Lactobacillales Granulicatella adiacens GU414224.1 100 100 Enterococcus faecalis HM067029.1 100 97 several Granulicatella and Aerococcus species at same pid and cov 14 species Veillonella montpellierensis NR_028839.1 100 100 Veillonella parvula GU574206.1 97 100 V montpellierensis also called V sp ADV 3198.03 and V sp ADV 2219.03 15 species Atopobium rimae GU425873.1 100 100 Atopobium parvulum AB558168.1 97 100 easy call 16 species Dialister micraerophilus AY850112.1 100 100 Dialister succinatiphilus AB370249.1 93 97 several D micraerophilus strains at same pid and cov 17 genus_Prevotella Prevotella ruminicola CP002006.1 93 100 Prevotella bergensis AY350613.1 91 100 several Prevotella species at same pid and cov 18 species_Prevotella melaninogenica Prevotella melaninogenica GU413262.1 100 100 Prevotella sp. oral taxon 298 GU409478.1 100 97 several Prevotella species at same pid and cov 19 genus_Streptococcus Streptococcus anginosus AF145246.1 100 100 Streptococcus anginosus AF145245.1 100 97 S milleri at same pid 20 genus_Streptococcus Streptococcus phocae HM032023.1 100 100 Streptococcus agalactiae GU363871.1 98 100 several Streptococcus species at same pid and cov 21 genus_Streptococcus Streptococcus pneumoniae HM001220.1 100 100 Streptococcus mitis EU156762.1 98 100 several Streptococcus species at same pid and cov 22 species_Peptostreptococcus anaerobius Peptostreptococcus anaerobius AY326462.1 100 100 P.anaerobius (clone LK54) Z29060.1 100 97 other Peptostreptococcus species at 92 pid 23 order Clostridiales Clostridiales genomosp. BVAB3 CP001850.1 100 100 Firmicutes bacterium VNs44 FJ168478.1 86 100 organism unclassified below order 24 species_Mobiluncus mulieris AJ576087.1 100 100 Actinomyces hongkongensis NR_025200.1 97 100 several M mulieris strains at same pid and cov 25 order Clostridiales Parvimonas micra GU401075.1 100 100 Parvimonas micra clone WWC_C4MKM018 GU401074.1 98 100 P micra also called Micromonas micros, many other uncultered clostriodiales 26 genus_Porphyromonas Porphyromonas uenonis GQ422746.1 100 100 Porphyromonas asaccharolytica L16490.1 94 100 several Porphyromonas species at same pid 27 species_Gemella sp. WAL 1945J EU427463.1 100 100 Gemella palaticanis NR_026469.1 81 100 easy call 28 species_Lactobacillus vaginalis Lactobacillus vaginalis GU398918.1 100 100 Lactobacillus sp. DCY51 EU678893.1 100 97 several Lactobacillus species at same pid 29 species Anaerococcus tetradius GQ422749.1 100 100 Anaerococcus sp. gpac104 AM176528.1 96 100 Anaerococcus lactolyticus at 96 pid 30 class_Gammaproteobacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae HM063413.1 100 100 NA NA NA NA all blasts at same pid 31 species Lactobacillus jensenii FN557015.1 100 100 Lactobacillus salivarius GU357500.1 98 100 a L jensenii strain at 97 cov 32 genus_Prevotella Prevotella micans EU562293.1 94 100 Prevotella brevis AB501177.1 93 100 Prevotella marshii at same pid 33 family_Pasteurellacaea Aggregatibacter aphrophilus GU561428.1 100 100 Haemophilus sp. CCUG 31732 EU909663.1 98 100 several Pasteurellacaea organisms at same pid 34 species_Gemella sanguinis Gemella sanguinis GU561409.1 100 100 Gemella morbillorum GU561405.1 98 100 several Gemella species at same pid 35 family_Enterobacteriaceae Shigella flexneri HM214631.1 100 100 Escherichia coli strain B2 GU594300.1 98 100 several Enterobacteriaceae organisms, especially E coli strains at same pid 36 species Actinomyces turicensis X78720.1 100 100 Actinomyces cardiffensis GU561320.1 97 100 easy call 37 bacteria TM7 phylum sp. oral taxon 437 GU412738.1 82 100 Planktothrix mougeotii AB045970.1 81 100 Best hit is unclassified division, but not convincing, called as bacteria only. No good hits, highest pid only 82 38 genus_Prevotella Prevotella buccae L16478.1 94 100 Prevotella sp. BP1-148 AB501166.1 93 100 no good hits, highest pid only 94 39 genus_Arcanobacterium Arcanobacterium sp. NML 06501 EF061225.1 94 100 Arcanobacterium hippocoleae NR_025442.1 91 94 no good hits, highest pid only 94 41 Genus Fusobacterium Fusobacterium gonidoformans M58679.1 98 100 Fusobacterium gonidiaformans strain ATCC 25563 NR_027588.1 96 100 no strain listed for best hit 42 Genus_Sneathia Sneathia sanguinegens NR_025487.1 92 100 Streptobacillus moniliformis AB330760.1 88 100 S sanguinegens also called Leptotrichia sanguinegens, no good hits, highest pid only 92 44 species Mobiluncus curtisii AJ576088.1 100 100 Arcanobacterium pyogenes GU372929.1 94 100 several unidentified Mobiluncus organisms with 91 cov 45 genus_Prevotella Prevotella sp. WAL 2039G GQ433639.1 100 100 Bacterium mpn-isolate group 2 AY028443.1 95 100 Prevotella sp Smarlab 121567 at same pid 47 phylum_Bacteroidetes Saprospira sp. CNJ640 AY527410.1 82 98 Bacteroidetes bacterium M-phe-1 AY766096.1 91 66 no good hits, best pid only 82 with 98 cov 48 genus_prevotella Prevotella sp. 310-5 FJ848545.1 80 97 Prevotella bivia. 310-5 L16475.1 80 97 Several Prevotella species at same pid and cov 50 genus_Peptoniphilus Peptoniphilus sp. oral taxon 836 GQ422750.1 100 100 Peptoniphilus lacrimalis D14141.1 98 100 several Peptoniphilus species at same pid 52 order clostridiales possible Family_Lachnospiraceae Blautia sp GU124472.1 89 100 oryella indoligenes DQ377947.1 89 100 Also Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens at same pid and cov. Clostridium clostridioforme at same pid, no good hits, best pid only 93 with 97 cov 56 species_Fusobacterium nucleatum Fusobacterium nucleatum clone WWC_C4MKM095 GU412547.1 100 100 Fusobacterium nucleatum clone WWC_C4AKM037 GU412528.1 100 97 several F nucleatum clones at same pid 57 phylum_proteobacteria Gamma proteobacterium CH43 FN554396.1 89 97 Beta proteobacterium USHIF006 AB470460.1 88 96 Gamma proteobacterium CN40 at same pid, no good hits, best pid only 89 at 97 cov 59 genus_Mycoplasma Mycoplasma penetrans BA000026.2 94 98 Mycoplasma turicensis EU789559.1 94 97 >10 Mycoplasma at similar pid and coverage 60 phylum_Proteobacteria Serratia sp. HA1 HM136579.1 100 100 NA NA NA NA all blasts at same pid 61 genus_Pifidobacterium Bifidobacterium saeculare GU361832.1 97 100 Bifidobacterium sp. JEMLUCVIII-4 FJ858736.1 95 100 several Bifidobacterium species at same pid 63 species_Campylobacter showae Campylobacter showae GU561414.1 100 100 Bacteroides gracilis L04320.1 98 100 several Campylobacter species at same pid 64 species Bifidobacterium bifidum GU936674.1 100 100 Bifidobacterium saeculare GU361832.1 97 100 several B bifidum strains at same pid 65 genus_Haemophilus Haemophilus influenzae GQ358570.1 100 100 Haemophilus influenzae GQ358564.1 97 100 several Haemophilus species at same pid 68 genus Fusobacterium Fusobacteriaceae bacterium DJF_B254 EU728722.1 88 100 Fusobacterium nucleatum GU407952.1 87 100 no good hits, best pid only 88 70 genus_Porphyromonas Porphyromonas endodontalis AY253728.1 98 100 Porphyromonas endodontalis GU409163.1 97 100 several P endodontalis strains at same pid 76 phylum_Firmicutes Firmicutes bacterium DJF_VR50 EU728788.1 93 100 Clostridiales bacterium APG1 GQ863486.1 94 94 several Firmicutes organisms at same pid, best hit poorly classified, no good hits, best pid only 93 102 species Corynebacterium ammoniagenes X84440.1 100 100 Corynebacterium phocae NR_026379.1 98 100 easy call