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Helicobacter pylori infection affects the human gastric microbiome, as revealed by metagenomic sequencing

Journal

FEBS OPEN BIO
Volume 12, Issue 6, Pages 1188-1196

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13390

Keywords

gastric diseases; gastric microbiome; gastric ulcer; gastritis; Helicobacter pylori infection; metagenome

Funding

  1. Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality [JCYJ20170412153155228]
  2. China National GeneBank (CNGB)

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This study investigated alterations in the gastric microbiome associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in the Chinese population. The results revealed distinct changes in the composition and diversity of the gastric microbiota in H. pylori-infected individuals, as well as the enrichment of specific microbial species and pathways.
Helicobacter pylori infection is a prevalent infectious disease, associated with many gastric diseases, including gastritis, gastric ulcer, and gastric cancer. To reveal the characteristics of the gastric microbiome in patients infected with H. pylori, we performed metagenomic shotgun sequencing of stomach swab samples from 96 patients and then conducted metagenomic association analyses between alterations in the gastric microbiome and H. pylori infection status. The overall composition of the gastric microbiota in H. pylori-infected individuals was distinctly different from the negative controls; H. pylori became the dominant species after colonizing the human stomach and significantly decreased the alpha-diversity of the gastric community (P < 0.05, Wilcoxon rank-sum test). We also identified 6 HPI-associated microbial species (FDR < 0.05, Wilcoxon rank-sum test): Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Stenotrophomonas unclassified, Chryseobacterium unclassified, Pedobacter unclassified, Variovorax unclassified, and Pseudomonas stutzeri. Furthermore, 55 gastric microbial pathways were enriched in the H. pylori-positive group, whereas only 2 pathways were more abundant in the H. pylori-negative group: dTDP-L-rhamnose biosynthesis and tetrapyrrole biosynthesis (FDR < 0.05, Wilcoxon rank-sum test). Gastritis was not associated with non-H. pylori species in the stomach (P > 0.05, Wilcoxon rank-sum test). This study revealed alterations in gastric microbial taxa and function associated with HPI in the Chinese population, which provides an insight into gastric microbial interactions and their potential role in the pathological process of gastric diseases.

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