Premature neonatal gut microbial community patterns supporting an epithelial TLR-mediated pathway for necrotizing enterocolitis
Abstract Background Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating bowel disease, primarily affecting premature infants, with a poorly understood aetiology. Prior studies have found associations in different cases with an overabundance of particular elements of the faecal microbiota (in particular...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02285-0 |