Carrageenan gum and adherent invasive Escherichia coli in a piglet model of inflammatory bowel disease: impact on intestinal mucosa-associated microbiota

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic conditions characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation. Adherent invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) pathotype has been increasingly implicated in the etiopathogenesis of IBD. In a 21-day stud...

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Main Authors: Peris Mumbi Munyaka, Shadi eSepehri, Jean-Eric eGhia, Ehsan eKhafipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00462/full