Characterization of the Gastric Microbiota in a Pediatric Population According to Helicobacter pylori Status

Abstract

We characterized the gastric microbiota for the first time in children with and without H. pylori and observed that when H. pylori is present, it tends to dominate the microbial community. In the H. pylori-negative patients, there was more relative abundance of gammaproteobacteria, betaproteobacteria, bacteroidia and clostridia classes and a higher bacterial richness and diversity.