Is the Vermiform Appendix a “Safe House”?: A Preliminary Examination of the Appendix Microbiome

Bjarne Faraon; Stephen M. Cohn; Barry Kreiswirth; Jose R. Mediavilla; Taylor Perdomo; Peter Rhee; Alberto Ramirez; Robert Jardine; Branae Rollins; Lorenzo Hiraldo; Kevin Wong; Nwakamma Chidiebere; Brad H. Pollock

doi:10.1097/SHK.0000000000002774

Is the Vermiform Appendix a “Safe House”? A Preliminary Examination of the Appendix Microbiome

Bjarne Faraon
, Stephen M. Cohn
, Barry Kreiswirth
, Jose R. Mediavilla
, Taylor Perdomo
, Peter Rhee
, Alberto Ramirez
, Robert Jardine
, Branae Rollins
, Lorenzo Hiraldo
, Kevin Wong
, Nwakamma Chidiebere
, Brad H. Pollock

SBH Health System
Hackensack Meridian Health
University of California at Davis

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Original language	English
Journal	Shock
Volume	Publish Ahead of Print
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000002774
State	Published - 2026

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