Metagenomics of pigmented and cholesterol gallstones: the putative role of bacteria

There is growing evidence for bacteria playing a role in the pathogenesis and formation of pigmented gallstones from humans. These studies mainly involved cultivation of gallstone-associated bacteria and 16S rRNA profiling, providing an indirect link between processes involved in gallstone formation...

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Main Authors: Kose, Sureyya, Grice, Kliti, Orsi, W., Ballal, M., Coolen, Marco
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70253