Conclusion:
The microbiota may be related to the formation of echogenic bowel via
secretion of mucus and gas in the gut.
Acknowledgements: We thank all of the patients who provided
samples for the current work.
Conflict of Interest: None declared.
Funding: Support for key clinical specialty construction
projects of Fujian Province [No. (2017) 739];Supported by Quanzhou
high level talent support project[2018C071R].
Ethical Statement: This study was approved by the ethics review
committee of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
on June 6, 2016 [Approval NO 2016.25].All patients signed written
informed consent before participating in the study program.