Detection of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in patients with ulcerative colitis
Abstract Purpose Ulcerative colitis (UC) as a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), presumed to occur as a consequence of increased immune responses to intestinal microbiota in genetically susceptible individuals. Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) strains are important intestinal bacte...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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Series: | Gut Pathogens |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-017-0202-0 |