Species composition and overall diversity are significantly correlated between the tongue coating and gastric fluid microbiomes in gastritis patients

• Main Authors: Jiaxing Cui (Author), Siyu Hou (Author), Bing Liu (Author), Mingran Yang (Author), Lai Wei (Author), Shiyu Du (Author), Shao Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that the "tongue coating is produced by fumigation of stomach gas", and that tongue coating can reflect the health status of humans, especially stomach health. Therefore, studying the relationship between the microbiome of...