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ArticleBMC microbiology2024

Effects of Helicobacter pylori and Helicobacter pylori eradication on the microbiota of tongue coating.

Chao Li, Xuetian Qian, Zhenyu Zhang, Zongdan Jiang

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Chao Li *Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210006, China.
Xuetian Qian *Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210006, China.
Zhenyu ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210006, China. ahzhangzhenyu@sina.com.
Zongdan JiangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210006, China. jzongdan@sina.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eradicating Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can cause an imbalance in the microbiota. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiome may produce multiple diseases and bacterial infections. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and its eradication on the composition of the oral tongue coating microbiota. A cohort of 35 participants was recruited and categorized into two groups: the H. pylori negative group (N group) consisting of 12 individuals and the H. pylori positive group (23 individuals). Within the H. pylori positive group, subjects were further stratified into the H. pylori pre-eradicated group (HPQ group) and the H. pylori eradicated group (HPH group). H. pylori positive individuals were treated with a quadruple regimen containing bismuth, and tongue coating samples were collected both prior to and following treatment. Concurrently, tongue coating samples were collected from H. pylori negative individuals. High-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing technology was employed to assess the microbial composition of the tongue coating in the N group, HPQ group, and HPH group. Pertinent clinical data were documented.Microbial diversity was found to significantly differ among the N group, HPQ group, and HPH group, as evidenced by variations in Chao1 index, Shannon index, and Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA). The dominant bacterial phyla identified across all groups included Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Fusobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Saccharibacteria. At the phylum level, Firmicutes exhibited higher relative abundance in the HPQ group in comparison to both the N group and HPH group. Conversely, Bacteroidetes displayed greater prevalence in the N group and HPH group. Linear Discriminant Analysis Effect Size (LEfSe) analysis indicated a higher abundance of Romboutsia, Rothia, and Turiciactor in the HPQ group. Our study revealed significant disparities in microbial diversity and richness among the three groups. Furthermore, our findings suggest a potential association between the presence of Streptococcus, Rothia and H. pylori positive individuals.

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BacteriaHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriRNA, Ribosomal, 16STongueAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsDNA, BacterialFemaleHumansMaleMicrobiotaMiddle AgedPhylogenyYoung AdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsDNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SEradicationHelicobacter pyloriMicrobiotaTongue coating

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PMID39425053
PMCPMC11487991

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