Does Microbiome Explorer test for H. pylori?

Microbiome Explorer does not directly test for H. pylori.
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We know H. pylori is a concern for many people. Here’s how it works with Microbiome Explorer:
- It will only show up if it is present at over 0.01% relative abundance.
- If you have an infection but it doesn’t appear, it may be because the DNA has degraded and cannot be detected in stool.
- As H. pylori mostly lives in the stomach lining, and we test the microbiome of the lower large intestine, it’s uncommon to detect it in stool.
- However, if it’s there in higher abundance, our metagenomics technology will typically find it.
- The gold standard for detection remains the Helicobacter breath test.