Intestinal microbial diversity of patients at different stages of hepatic cystic echinococcosis

This study was conducted to identify the intestinal microbiome of patients with CE at different stages of hydatid cyst compared to healthy individuals. Stool samples from CE patients as well as healthy individuals were collected. The samples were divided into three groups representing various stages of hepatic hydatid cyst, active, transient, and inactive. One family member from each group was selected to serve as a control. The gut microbiome of patients with different stages of hydatid cysts was investigated using metagenomic next generation amplicon sequencing of the V3 and V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene.