Description

Your digestive system is home to trillions of bacteria that make up your Microbiome.

However unwanted bacteria and parasites can find their way into their gut. Whilst some parasites are harmless, others can cause health problems.

One of the most researched and prominent pathogenic bacteria is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) which has been shown to damage tissue in the small intestine.

The YourGutMap Parasitology test is a complete screen of 22 of the most common parasites, viruses and pathogenic bacteria:

Bacteria

• Helicobacter pylori
• Clostridium difficile
• Plesiomonas shigelloides
• Salmonella
• Yersinia enterocolitica
• Campylobacter jejuni/coli
• E. coli O157
• Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) aar
• Enteropathogene E. coli (EPEC) eae
• Enterotoxigene E. coli (ETEC) LT
• Shiga-Toxin-erzeugende E. coli (STEC) stx2
• Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) ipaH 

Viruses

• Adenovirus
• Astrovirus
• Norovirus GI/GII
• Rotavirus A
• Sapovirus (I,II, IV, and V)

Parasites

• Cryptosporidium spp
• Cyclospora cayetanensis
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Giardia lamblia