Stool samples were collected prospectively from 240 participants (Healthy Control (HC=52) + Alcoholic Control (HC=46) + cirrhosis patients (n=142)). 16S rRNA (ribosomal ribonucleic acid) gene sequencing were performed using the MiSeq sequencer on the illumine platform and based on the phylogenetic relationship,16S-based Microbiome Taxonomic Profiling was performed to discovery gut microbial compositional shift along with cirrhosis severity progression.
Change in gut microbiome is closely associated with liver cirrhosis diseases initiation, progression, establishment, and severity. Nevertheless, compositional alterations in gut microbiome during cirrhosis development still not been evaluated, comprehensively. Here, investigators compared the gut microbial composition in cirrhosis patients to encompassing the gut microbial role in whole spectrum of disease.