Comparison of the fecal microbiota profiles between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis
Comparison of the fecal microbiota profiles between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis
A. Andoh,H. Imaeda,6 Authors,Y. Fujiyama
2011 · DOI: 10.1007/s00535-010-0368-4
Journal of gastroenterology · 223 Citations
TLDR
The gut microbiota of patients with inactive UC tended to be closer to that of healthy individuals, suggesting different roles for the fecal microbiota in the pathophysiology of UC and CD.