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A microbiota-centric view of diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Apr 2017
Nardone Gerardo, Compare Debora, Rocco Alba
Abstract excerpt
The distinctive anatomy and physiology of the upper gastrointestinal tract and the difficulty of obtaining samples led to the theory that it was bacteria free. However, multiomics studies are indicating otherwise. Although influenced by both oral and gastric bacteria, the resident microbial ecosystem in the oesophagus is dominated by Streptococcus. A shift from Gram-positive to Gram-negative bacteria occurs in...
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