Table 2.

A summary of clinical studies concerning the intestinal microbiome in HS.

Authors	Analyzed sample	Analysis Method	Study Results
McCarthy, S. et al. [27]	Fecal sample	16S rRNA gene sequencing	↑Ruminococcus gnavus, ↑Clostridium ramosum
Kam, S. et al. [28]	Fecal sample	16S rRNA gene sequencing	↑Bilophila, ↓Lachnobacterium
Lam, S. Y. et al. [29]	Fecal sample	16S rRNA gene sequencing	The presence of Robinsoniella in the feces of the majority of HS patients and none of the healthy controls