Natural and after colon washing fecal samples: the two sides of the coin for investigating the human gut microbiome
Elisabetta Piancone, Bruno Fosso, Marinella Marzano, Mariangela De Robertis, Elisabetta Notario, Annarita Oranger, Caterina Manzari, Silvia Bruno, Grazia Visci, Giuseppe Defazio, Anna Maria D’Erchia, Ermes Filomena, Dominga Maio, Martina Minelli, Ilaria Vergallo, , Graziano Pesole
This study compares fecal and colonic lavage samples to assess their ability to represent the human gut microbiome, finding that colonic lavage reveals higher biodiversity and detects mucosa-associated microbes.
Scientific Reports · Oct 25, 2022Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology