Researchers took biopsies of AIG patients with and without neuroendocrine tumor growth to understand their bacterial communities. (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Researchers took biopsies of AIG patients with and without neuroendocrine tumor growth to understand their bacterial communities.

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To better understand the role of bacteria in the stomach, researchers collected biopsies from patients with autoimmune gastritis, both with and without neuroendocrine tumors, and compared their microbial communities.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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