Metagenomics of microbial communities in gallbladder bile from patients with gallbladder cancer or cholelithiasis and verification of bacterial infection history

Countries/Regions
India
Category
Research
Academic Field
Medicine
Related goals of SDGs
3 Good health and well-being
Keyword India, Gallbladder cancer, Elucidation of causative factors

Information on Niigata University

Name of the professor/researcher Yasuo Tsuchiya
Position/Faculty Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences

Information on the Counterpart

Countries/Regions India
Faculty/Institution Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Detailed Information/Report on Activities

We aimed to investigate the microbial communities in gallbladder bile of patients with gallbladder cancer and cholelithiasis using a metagenomic analysis, and to reveal the infection history of Salmonella typhi or Helicobacter pylori using serological analyses.