Rectal swabs for analysis of the intestinal microbiota.
Rectal swabs for analysis of the intestinal microbiota.
复制标题
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0101344
复制
发表时间:
2014
期刊:
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Savelkoul PH
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Budding AE;Grasman ME;Eck A;Bogaards JA;Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM;van Bodegraven AA;Savelkoul PH
The composition of the gut microbiota is associated with various disease states, most notably inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and malnutrition. This underlines that analysis of intestinal microbiota is potentially an interesting target for clinical diagnostics. Currently, the most commonly used sample types are feces and mucosal biopsy specimens. Because sampling method, storage and processing of samples impact microbiota analysis, each sample type has its own limitations. An ideal sample type for use in routine diagnostics should be easy to obtain in a standardized fashion without perturbation of the microbiota. Rectal swabs may satisfy these criteria, but little is known about microbiota analysis on these sample types. In this study we investigated the characteristics and applicability of rectal swabs for gut microbiota profiling in a clinical routine setting in patients presenting with various gastro-intestinal disorders. We found that rectal swabs appeared to be a convenient means of sampling the human gut microbiota. Swabs can be performed on demand, whenever a patient presents; swab-derived microbiota profiles are reproducible, whether they are gathered at home by patients or by medical professionals in an outpatient setting and may be ideally suited for clinical diagnostics and large-scale studies.
登录
查看更多内容
影响因子:
3.7
作者:
Chen W;Liu F;Ling Z;Tong X;Xiang C
通讯作者:
Xiang C
DOI:
10.2174/1874285800903010040
发表时间:
2009
期刊:
The open microbiology journal
影响因子:
--
作者:
Roesch LF;Casella G;Simell O;Krischer J;Wasserfall CH;Schatz D;Atkinson MA;Neu J;Triplett EW
通讯作者:
Triplett EW
影响因子:
11
作者:
Haegeman, Bart;Hamelin, Jerome;Weitz, Joshua S.
通讯作者:
Weitz, Joshua S.
影响因子:
2.1
作者:
Bahl, Martin Iain;Bergstrom, Anders;Licht, Tine Rask
通讯作者:
Licht, Tine Rask
影响因子:
2.1
作者:
Lauber CL;Zhou N;Gordon JI;Knight R;Fierer N
通讯作者:
Fierer N