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SUBMITTER: Wang Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7060658 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Qiang Q Hao Chenjun C Yao Wenchao W Zhu Defu D Lu Haifeng H Li Long L Ma Biao B Sun Bei B Xue Dongbo D Zhang Weihui W
BMC gastroenterology 20200306 1
<h4>Background</h4>The gut microbiota participates in the metabolism of substances and energy, promotes the development and maturation of the immune system, forms the mucosal barrier, and protects the host from pathogen attacks. Although the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones is still not clear, studies have suggested that gut microbiota dysbiosis plays an important role in their formation.<h4>Methods</h4>Microbial DNA from faeces of normal control patients and those of patients with calculi ...[more]