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Mucolytic Bacteria With Increased Prevalence in IBD Mucosa Augment In Vitro Utilization of Mucin by Other Bacteria

The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2010 · Vol. 105(11) · pp. 2420–2428
Chin Wen PngSara K. LindénKristen GilshenanErwin G. ZoetendalChristopher S. McSweeneyLindsay I. SlyMichael A. McGuckinTimothy H. Florin

Abstract

Mucolytic bacteria are present in healthy humans, where they are an integral part of the mucosa-associated bacterial consortium. The disproportionate increase in R. gnavus and R. torques could explain increased total mucosa-associated bacteria in IBD.

Gut microbiota and healthInflammatory Bowel DiseaseMycobacterium research and diagnosisBacteriaMicrobiologyRuminococcusMucinIntestinal mucosaAnaerobic bacteriaMucusMedicineUlcerative colitisBiology

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overColonFemaleHumansIntestinal MucosaMaleMiddle AgedMucinsInflammatory Bowel DiseasesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRuminococcus
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