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Stability in metabolic phenotypes and inferred metagenome profiles before the onset of colitis-induced inflammation.
Scientific reports - 18 Aug 2017
Glymenaki M, Barnes A, O'Hagan S, Warhurst G, McBain A J, Wilson I D, Kell D B, Else K J, Cruickshank S M
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with altered microbiota composition and metabolism, but it is unclear whether these changes precede inflammation or are the result of it since current studies have mainly focused on changes after the onset of disease. We previously showed differences in mucus gut microbiota composition preceded colitis-induced inflammation and stool microbial differences only became...
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