Association of Fungi and Archaea of the Gut Microbiota with Crohn’s Disease in Pediatric Patients—Pilot Study
The composition of bacteria is often altered in Crohn’s disease (CD), but its connection to the disease is not fully understood. Gut archaea and fungi have recently been suggested to play a role as well. In our study, the presence and number of selected species of fungi and archaea in pediatric pati...
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| author | Agnieszka Krawczyk Dominika Salamon Kinga Kowalska-Duplaga Tomasz Bogiel Tomasz Gosiewski |
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| description | The composition of bacteria is often altered in Crohn’s disease (CD), but its connection to the disease is not fully understood. Gut archaea and fungi have recently been suggested to play a role as well. In our study, the presence and number of selected species of fungi and archaea in pediatric patients with CD and healthy controls were evaluated. Stool samples were collected from children with active CD (<i>n</i> = 54), non-active CD (<i>n</i> = 37) and control subjects (<i>n</i> = 33). The prevalence and the number of selected microorganisms were assessed by real-time PCR. The prevalence of <i>Candida tropicalis</i> was significantly increased in active CD compared to non-active CD and the control group (<i>p</i> = 0.011 and <i>p</i> = 0.036, respectively). The number of <i>Malassezia</i> spp. cells was significantly lower in patients with active CD compared to the control group, but in non-active CD, a significant increase was observed (<i>p</i> = 0.005 and <i>p</i> = 0.020, respectively). There were no statistically significant differences in the colonization by archaea. The obtained results indicate possible correlations with the course of the CD; however, further studies of the entire archeobiome and the mycobiome are necessary in order to receive a complete picture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba29dcdb23954c5f88482614d16751292023-11-22T14:42:01ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172021-09-01109111910.3390/pathogens10091119Association of Fungi and Archaea of the Gut Microbiota with Crohn’s Disease in Pediatric Patients—Pilot StudyAgnieszka Krawczyk0Dominika Salamon1Kinga Kowalska-Duplaga2Tomasz Bogiel3Tomasz Gosiewski4Department of Molecular Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-121 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Molecular Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-121 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-663 Krakow, PolandMicrobiology Department, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Molecular Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-121 Krakow, PolandThe composition of bacteria is often altered in Crohn’s disease (CD), but its connection to the disease is not fully understood. Gut archaea and fungi have recently been suggested to play a role as well. In our study, the presence and number of selected species of fungi and archaea in pediatric patients with CD and healthy controls were evaluated. Stool samples were collected from children with active CD (<i>n</i> = 54), non-active CD (<i>n</i> = 37) and control subjects (<i>n</i> = 33). The prevalence and the number of selected microorganisms were assessed by real-time PCR. The prevalence of <i>Candida tropicalis</i> was significantly increased in active CD compared to non-active CD and the control group (<i>p</i> = 0.011 and <i>p</i> = 0.036, respectively). The number of <i>Malassezia</i> spp. cells was significantly lower in patients with active CD compared to the control group, but in non-active CD, a significant increase was observed (<i>p</i> = 0.005 and <i>p</i> = 0.020, respectively). There were no statistically significant differences in the colonization by archaea. The obtained results indicate possible correlations with the course of the CD; however, further studies of the entire archeobiome and the mycobiome are necessary in order to receive a complete picture.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/9/1119fungiarchaeagut microbiotaCrohn’s diseasegut dysbiosis |
| spellingShingle | Agnieszka Krawczyk Dominika Salamon Kinga Kowalska-Duplaga Tomasz Bogiel Tomasz Gosiewski Association of Fungi and Archaea of the Gut Microbiota with Crohn’s Disease in Pediatric Patients—Pilot Study Pathogens fungi archaea gut microbiota Crohn’s disease gut dysbiosis |
| title | Association of Fungi and Archaea of the Gut Microbiota with Crohn’s Disease in Pediatric Patients—Pilot Study |
| title_full | Association of Fungi and Archaea of the Gut Microbiota with Crohn’s Disease in Pediatric Patients—Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | Association of Fungi and Archaea of the Gut Microbiota with Crohn’s Disease in Pediatric Patients—Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of Fungi and Archaea of the Gut Microbiota with Crohn’s Disease in Pediatric Patients—Pilot Study |
| title_short | Association of Fungi and Archaea of the Gut Microbiota with Crohn’s Disease in Pediatric Patients—Pilot Study |
| title_sort | association of fungi and archaea of the gut microbiota with crohn s disease in pediatric patients pilot study |
| topic | fungi archaea gut microbiota Crohn’s disease gut dysbiosis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/9/1119 |
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