IRIS publication 280546596
Depth-dependent differences in community structure of the human colonic microbiota in health
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TY - JOUR - Lavelle, A.,Lennon, G.,Docherty, N.,Balfe, A.,Mulcahy, H. E.,Doherty, G.,O. Donoghue D,Hyland, J. M.,Shanahan, F.,Sheahan, K.,Coffey, J. C.,Winter, D. C.,O. Connell PR - 2013 - November - Plos One - Depth-dependent differences in community structure of the human colonic microbiota in health - Validated - () - 8 - 1111 - OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to develop techniques for spatial microbial assessment in humans and to establish colonic luminal and mucosal spatial ecology, encompassing longitudinal and cross-sectional axes. DESIGN: A microbiological protected specimen brush was used in conjunction with a biopsy forceps to sample the colon in nine healthy volunteers undergoing colonoscopy. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis was used to determine the major variables in the spatial organization of the colonic microbiota. RESULTS: Protected Specimen Brush sampling retrieved region-specific, uncontaminated samples that were enriched for bacterial DNA and depleted in human DNA when compared to biopsy samples. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis revealed a segmentation of bacterial communities between the luminal brush and biopsy-associated ecological niches with little variability across the longitudinal axis of the colon and reduced diversity in brush samples. CONCLUSION: These results support the concept of a microbiota with little longitudinal variability but with some degree of segregation between luminal and mucosal communities.OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to develop techniques for spatial microbial assessment in humans and to establish colonic luminal and mucosal spatial ecology, encompassing longitudinal and cross-sectional axes. DESIGN: A microbiological protected specimen brush was used in conjunction with a biopsy forceps to sample the colon in nine healthy volunteers undergoing colonoscopy. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis was used to determine the major variables in the spatial organization of the colonic microbiota. RESULTS: Protected Specimen Brush sampling retrieved region-specific, uncontaminated samples that were enriched for bacterial DNA and depleted in human DNA when compared to biopsy samples. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis revealed a segmentation of bacterial communities between the luminal brush and biopsy-associated ecological niches with little variability across the longitudinal axis of the colon and reduced diversity in brush samples. CONCLUSION: These results support the concept of a microbiota with little longitudinal variability but with some degree of segregation between luminal and mucosal communities. - 1932-62031932-6203 DA - 2013/11 ER -
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@article{V280546596, = {Lavelle, A. and Lennon, G. and Docherty, N. and Balfe, A. and Mulcahy, H. E. and Doherty, G. and O. Donoghue D, Hyland and J. M., Shanahan and F., Sheahan and K., Coffey and J. C., Winter and D. C., O. Connell PR }, = {2013}, = {November}, = {Plos One}, = {Depth-dependent differences in community structure of the human colonic microbiota in health}, = {Validated}, = {()}, = {8}, = {1111}, = {{OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to develop techniques for spatial microbial assessment in humans and to establish colonic luminal and mucosal spatial ecology, encompassing longitudinal and cross-sectional axes. DESIGN: A microbiological protected specimen brush was used in conjunction with a biopsy forceps to sample the colon in nine healthy volunteers undergoing colonoscopy. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis was used to determine the major variables in the spatial organization of the colonic microbiota. RESULTS: Protected Specimen Brush sampling retrieved region-specific, uncontaminated samples that were enriched for bacterial DNA and depleted in human DNA when compared to biopsy samples. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis revealed a segmentation of bacterial communities between the luminal brush and biopsy-associated ecological niches with little variability across the longitudinal axis of the colon and reduced diversity in brush samples. CONCLUSION: These results support the concept of a microbiota with little longitudinal variability but with some degree of segregation between luminal and mucosal communities.OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to develop techniques for spatial microbial assessment in humans and to establish colonic luminal and mucosal spatial ecology, encompassing longitudinal and cross-sectional axes. DESIGN: A microbiological protected specimen brush was used in conjunction with a biopsy forceps to sample the colon in nine healthy volunteers undergoing colonoscopy. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis was used to determine the major variables in the spatial organization of the colonic microbiota. RESULTS: Protected Specimen Brush sampling retrieved region-specific, uncontaminated samples that were enriched for bacterial DNA and depleted in human DNA when compared to biopsy samples. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis revealed a segmentation of bacterial communities between the luminal brush and biopsy-associated ecological niches with little variability across the longitudinal axis of the colon and reduced diversity in brush samples. CONCLUSION: These results support the concept of a microbiota with little longitudinal variability but with some degree of segregation between luminal and mucosal communities.}}, issn = {1932-62031932-6203}, source = {IRIS} }
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AUTHORS | Lavelle, A.,Lennon, G.,Docherty, N.,Balfe, A.,Mulcahy, H. E.,Doherty, G.,O. Donoghue D,Hyland, J. M.,Shanahan, F.,Sheahan, K.,Coffey, J. C.,Winter, D. C.,O. Connell PR | ||
YEAR | 2013 | ||
MONTH | November | ||
JOURNAL_CODE | Plos One | ||
TITLE | Depth-dependent differences in community structure of the human colonic microbiota in health | ||
STATUS | Validated | ||
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VOLUME | 8 | ||
ISSUE | 1111 | ||
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ABSTRACT | OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to develop techniques for spatial microbial assessment in humans and to establish colonic luminal and mucosal spatial ecology, encompassing longitudinal and cross-sectional axes. DESIGN: A microbiological protected specimen brush was used in conjunction with a biopsy forceps to sample the colon in nine healthy volunteers undergoing colonoscopy. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis was used to determine the major variables in the spatial organization of the colonic microbiota. RESULTS: Protected Specimen Brush sampling retrieved region-specific, uncontaminated samples that were enriched for bacterial DNA and depleted in human DNA when compared to biopsy samples. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis revealed a segmentation of bacterial communities between the luminal brush and biopsy-associated ecological niches with little variability across the longitudinal axis of the colon and reduced diversity in brush samples. CONCLUSION: These results support the concept of a microbiota with little longitudinal variability but with some degree of segregation between luminal and mucosal communities.OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to develop techniques for spatial microbial assessment in humans and to establish colonic luminal and mucosal spatial ecology, encompassing longitudinal and cross-sectional axes. DESIGN: A microbiological protected specimen brush was used in conjunction with a biopsy forceps to sample the colon in nine healthy volunteers undergoing colonoscopy. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis was used to determine the major variables in the spatial organization of the colonic microbiota. RESULTS: Protected Specimen Brush sampling retrieved region-specific, uncontaminated samples that were enriched for bacterial DNA and depleted in human DNA when compared to biopsy samples. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism analysis revealed a segmentation of bacterial communities between the luminal brush and biopsy-associated ecological niches with little variability across the longitudinal axis of the colon and reduced diversity in brush samples. CONCLUSION: These results support the concept of a microbiota with little longitudinal variability but with some degree of segregation between luminal and mucosal communities. | ||
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