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Fusobacterium detected in colonic biopsy and clinicopathological features of ulcerative colitis in Japan.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jan 2015
Tahara Tomomitsu, Shibata Tomoyuki, Kawamura Tomohiko, Okubo Masaaki, Ichikawa Yuichiro, Sumi Kazuya, Miyata Masahiro, Ishizuka Takamitsu, Nakamura Masakatsu, Nagasaka Mitsuo, Nakagawa Yoshihito, Ohmiya Naoki, Arisawa Tomiyasu, Hirata Ichiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Fusobacterium species are part of the gut microbiome in humans, but some species have been recognized as opportunistic pathogens implicated in inflammatory diseases including inflammatory bowel diseases. Here, we performed prevalence screening of Fusobacterium in ulcerative c...
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