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OBJECTIVE To investigate the fecal microbiota changes in patients with spleen (Pi)-deficiency (SPD), a common Chinese medicine syndrome with digestive and absorptive disturbances and to provide insight into the relationship between Chinese medicine syndrome and gut dysbiosis. METHODS Fecal microbiotas from the stool samples of 53 SPD patients and 35 healthy subjects were analyzed via 16S rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-denaturation gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). SPD-related marker genes from 20 SPD patients and 20 heal