The microbiome of Crohn’s disease aphthous ulcers

Abstract Background Reduced intestinal microbial diversity and bacterial imbalance (dysbiosis) are seen in studies of Crohn’s disease. As it is difficult to obtain biopsy samples before disease presentation, the earliest mucosal lesions in Crohn’s disease, aphthous ulcers, present the best chance at...

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Main Authors: Claire L. O’Brien, Christopher J. Kiely, Paul Pavli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-018-0265-6