[The composition of the gastrointestinal mucosa-associated microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome patients].

The Aim Of This Study: To investigate and analyse the gastrointestinal mucosal-associated microbiota in the samples from diarrhea-predominant IBS (D-IBS), constipation--predominant IBS (C-IBS) patients and healthy controls.

Methods: Oral cavity, duodenal, colonic and rectal mucosal samples were obtained from 40 IBS patients (20 C-IBS, 20 D-IBS) and 14 healthy controls. Duodenal and colonic tissue was collected during a flexible duodenoscopy and colonoscopy.