Reduced Abundance of Butyrate-Producing Bacteria Species in the Fecal Microbial Community in Crohn's Disease.

K, Takahashi; A, Nishida; T, Fujimoto; M, Fujii; M, Shioya; H, Imaeda; O, Inatomi; S, Bamba; M, Sugimoto; A, Andoh

doi:10.1159/000441768

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Reduced Abundance of Butyrate-Producing Bacteria Species in the Fecal Microbial Community in Crohn's Disease.

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Takahashi K

Nishida A

Fujimoto T

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>The global alteration of the gut microbial community (dysbiosis) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). However, bacterial species that characterize dysbiosis in IBD remain unclear. In this study, we assessed the alteration of the fecal ...

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