Esophageal Microbiome in Healthy Children and Esophageal Eosinophilia

Conclusions: The pediatric esophagus has an abundant and diverse microbiome, both in the healthy and diseased states. The healthy group had a higher, but not significantly different, diversity and richness index compared to other groups.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Articles: Gastroenterology: Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Source Type: research