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Adherent-invasive E. coli in Crohn disease: bacterial "agent provocateur".
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Mar 2011
Strober Warren
Abstract excerpt
The role of adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC) in Crohn disease (CD) has been in debate for decades. AIEC bacteria are found in the small intestine of patients with chronic CD, but it has remained unclear whether this infection is causal or secondary to underlying immune deficiencies in CD patients. In this issue of the JCI, Chassaing and colleagues demonstrate that AIEC bacteria express an adherence factor called...
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