Change of the duodenal mucosa-associated microbiota is related to intestinal metaplasia

Abstract Background In this study, we aimed to investigate the characteristics of the duodenal mucosal microbiota of patients with intestinal metaplasia (IM) and compare it with those of the gastric mucosal microbiota. Method We collected the duodenal and gastric mucosal samples from 10 adult patien...

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Main Authors: Jian Gong, Lixiang Li, Xiuli Zuo, Yanqing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1666-5