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The Bowel Microbiota and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Author
Source
International Journal of Inflammation
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-08-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The human bowel contains a large and biodiverse bacterial community known as the microbiota or microbiome.
It seems likely that the microbiota, fractions of the microbiota, or specific species comprising the microbiota provide the antigenic fuel that drives the chronic immune inflammation of the bowel mucosa that is characteristic of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
At least twenty years of microbiological research have been expended on analysis of the composition of the bowel microbiota of inflammatory bowel disease patients in comparison to that of control subjects.
Despite extensive speculations about the aetiological role of dysbiosis in inflammatory bowel diseases, knowledge that can be easily translated into effective remedies for patients has not eventuated.
The causes of this failure may be due to poorly defined and executed bacteriological studies, as well as the overwhelming complexity of a biome that contains hundreds of bacterial species and trillions of bacterial cells.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tannock, Gerald W.. 2010. The Bowel Microbiota and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. International Journal of Inflammation،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tannock, Gerald W.. The Bowel Microbiota and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. International Journal of Inflammation No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511119
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tannock, Gerald W.. The Bowel Microbiota and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. International Journal of Inflammation. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-9.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511119