Evaluating Bacterial Viability in Faecal Microbiota Transplantation: A Comparative Analysis of In Vitro Cultivation and Membrane Integrity Methods
I. Cibulkova, V. Rehorova, M. Wilhelm, H. Soukupova, J. Hajer, F. Duska, H. Dankova, M. Cahova
This study compares in vitro cultivation and membrane integrity methods for assessing bacterial viability in frozen FMT stool filtrates, finding the latter more reliable and reproducible.
bioRxiv · Feb 8, 2024Microbiology