Microbial imbalance in inflammatory bowel disease patients at different taxonomic levels

Abstract Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is a debilitating group of chronic diseases including Crohn’s Disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), which causes inflammation of the gut and affects millions of people worldwide. At different taxonomic levels, the structure of the gut microbi...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Tauqeer Alam, Gregory C. A. Amos, Andrew R. J. Murphy, Simon Murch, Elizabeth M. H. Wellington, Ramesh P. Arasaradnam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-019-0341-6