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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2022; 28(47): 6702-6715
Published online Dec 21, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i47.6702
Microbiota in the stomach and application of probiotics to gastroduodenal diseases
Yasuhiro Koga
Yasuhiro Koga, Japanese Society for Probiotic Science, Isehara 259-1143, Japan
Author contributions: Koga Y alone designed and wrote the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Yasuhiro Koga, MD, PhD, Professor, Japanese Society for Probiotic Science, Isehara 259-1143, Japan. jpn.probio1998@mbr.nifty.com
Received: August 17, 2022
Peer-review started: August 17, 2022
First decision: October 20, 2022
Revised: October 28, 2022
Accepted: November 25, 2022
Article in press: November 25, 2022
Published online: December 21, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Gastric microbiota and application of probiotics to the gastroduodenal diseases have so far been unfamiliar because the mass of live microbes is so small in the stomach with high acidity. However, in the subject whose stomach is low acidity due to atrophic gastritis or proton pump inhibitor long-use, the number of live bacteria increases so much in the stomach thus they can significantly influence the pathophysiology of gastroduodenal diseases.