Biliary Microbial Structure of Gallstone Patients With a History of Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Surgery

The biliary microbiota is related to the pathogenesis of human bile duct stones. However, the extent to which a history of invasive endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) affects the biliary bacterial community remains largely unknown. We collected bile samples from the common bile duct of 100 choledocholi...

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Main Authors: Hongzhang Shen, Juanjuan Zhu, Fuqiang Ye, Dongchao Xu, Liangliang Fang, Jianfeng Yang, Huijie Lv, Qifeng Lou, Hangbin Jin, Ming Ni, Xiaofeng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2020.594778/full