Fecal microbial composition of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease patients in remission and subsequent exacerbation.

BACKGROUND: Limited studies have examined the intestinal microbiota composition in relation to changes in disease course of IBD over time. We aimed to study prospectively the fecal microbiota in IBD patients developing an exacerbation during follow-up. DESIGN: Fecal samples from 10 Crohn's dise...

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Main Authors: Edgar S Wills, Daisy M A E Jonkers, Paul H Savelkoul, Ad A Masclee, Marieke J Pierik, John Penders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946581?pdf=render