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Reduced diversity and increased virulence-gene carriage in intestinal enterobacteria of coeliac children
4 Nov 2008
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coeliac disease is an immune-mediated enteropathology triggered by the ingestion of cereal gluten proteins. This disorder is associated with imbalances in the composition of the gut microbiota that could be involved in its pathogenesis. The aim of the present study was to determine whether intestinal Enterobacteriaceae populations of active and non-active coeliac patients and healthy children differ...
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