Assessment of the Microbiota in Microdissected Tissues of Crohn's Disease Patients

Table 2

Histological structures and lesions selected for LCM.

Patient	Normal mucosa (**)	Pathological mucosa (*) (**)	Ulcer base (*)	Myenteric plexus (*)
1	IL (sample 1)	Il + COL (sample 5)	Il + COL (sample 9)	Il + COL (sample 12)
2	IL (sample 2)	Il + COL (sample 6)	NA	Il + COL (sample 13)
3	IL (sample 3)	Il + COL (sample 7)	Il + COL (sample 10)	Il + COL (sample 14)
4	IL (sample 4)	Il + COL (sample 8)	Il + COL (sample 11)	Il + COL (sample 15)
11	IL (sample 26)	NA	NA	IL (sample 30)
11	COL (sample 27)	NA	NA	COL (sample 31)
12	COL (sample 28)	NA	NA	COL (sample 32)
13	COL (sample 29)	NA	NA	COL (sample 33)

IL: ileum; COL: colon; NA: Not applicable.
(*) IL + COL pooled per patient.
(**) The superficial half of the mucosa, the surface epithelium, and the adherent mucus were microdissected.