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US 2007/0184039 A1Published application
Process for the selective withdrawal of bacterial strains adhering to intestinal mucosa through endoscopy
OwnerGiovanni Mogna, Mario Piano +2inventors
InventorsGiovanni Mogna, Mario Piano, Gian Strozzi, Lorenzo Morelli
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel process for collecting and isolating bacterial strains adhered to the intestinal mucosa by the endoscopic route by means of an innovative technique called “brushing”.
Claims10
A process for collecting bacteria adhered to the intestinal wall of a subject, characterized in that said collection is carried out by means of a colonoscopy through brushes adapted to cell collection.
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