Novel device to sample the esophageal microbiome--the esophageal string test.

A growing number of studies implicate the microbiome in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. Previous work has shown that adults with esophagitis related to gastroesophageal reflux disease have altered esophageal microbiota compared to those who do not have esophagitis. In these studies, sam...

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Main Authors: Sophie A Fillon, J Kirk Harris, Brandie D Wagner, Caleb J Kelly, Mark J Stevens, Wendy Moore, Rui Fang, Shauna Schroeder, Joanne C Masterson, Charles E Robertson, Norman R Pace, Steven J Ackerman, Glenn T Furuta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3434161?pdf=render