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The bacteriology of biopsies differs between newly diagnosed, untreated, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis patients
18 Jul 2006
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The bacterial community (microbiota) that inhabits the gut of humans appears to be an important source of antigens that drive the chronic immunological processes characteristic of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Most of the members of the microbiota have not yet been cultured, but nucleic-acid-based methods of detection and enumeration can provide information about the community. This...
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