The esophageal microbiome: mechanisms and clinical implications
The esophageal microbiome influences disease pathogenesis and has potential for risk stratification and therapeutic targeting. Future progress will depend on longitudinal studies, improved functional resolution, and integration of microbial data with epithelial and immune biology to enable clinical translation.
Authors
- Nonyelum Ebigbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2762-4177)
Institutions
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mog.0000000000001170
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00