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ArticleGut microbes2025

Tips and tricks for gut microbiota investigation using scanning electron microscopy (SEM): going from sample preparation to imaging and landscape analysis.

Meriem Boukili, Omar Zmerli, Florence Fenollar, Sara Bellali, Jacques Bou Khalil

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Article in Gut microbes, 2025. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Meriem BoukiliAix Marseille Univ, MEPHI, Marseille, France.
Omar ZmerliAix Marseille Univ, MEPHI, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7908-0394
Florence FenollarIHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
Sara BellaliIHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7668-6294
Jacques Bou KhalilIHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4272-5208

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Gut Microbiota (GM) remains a complex microbial ecosystem with many unknown facets despite significant technologic advancement. This study introduces a novel rapid technique using tabletop scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for investigating GM composition, focusing on

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Clostridium InfectionsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningSpecimen HandlingBacteriaClostridioides difficileDysbiosisFecesHumansClostridioides difficile infectiondysbiosisGut microbiotascanning electron microscopy

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PMID40491126
PMCPMC12153398

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