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Analysis of Escherichia coli isolated from patients affected by Crohn's disease.
Current microbiology - 1 Aug 2011
Raso Tiziana, Crivellaro Sabrina, Chirillo Maria Gabriella, Pais Paolo, Gaia Ezio, Savoia Dianella
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The etiopathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD) is still controversial: several genetic, immunologic, and environmental factors, including some bacteria, have been implicated. This study has been devised to assess the involvement of Escherichia coli in CD. Seven E. coli strains were isolated from 14 biopsies obtained from ileocolic ulcers of patients affected by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including six with...
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