Bile Microbiota in Patients with Pigment Common Bile Duct Stones

Abstract

This study demonstrates an abundance of microbiota in bile juice and presents a biliary microbiome composition similar to that of duodenum. The study also shows <i>Enterococcus</i> was significantly abundant in the bile juice of patients with a brown pigment stone than in controls, which suggests <i>Enterococcus</i> may play an important role in the development of pigment stones.