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Reduced diversity of faecal microbiota in Crohn’s disease revealed by a metagenomic approach

Gut · 2005 · Vol. 55(2) · pp. 205–211
Chaysavanh ManichanhL Rigottier-GoisE BonnaudK GlouxE PelletierL FrangeulR NalinC JarrinP ChardonP MarteauJ RocaJ Dore

Abstract

The metagenomic approach allowed us to detect a reduced complexity of the bacterial phylum Firmicutes as a signature of the faecal microbiota in patients with CD. It also indicated the presence of new bacterial species.

Gut microbiota and healthInflammatory Bowel DiseaseMycobacterium research and diagnosisFirmicutesMetagenomicsBiologyBacteroidetesPhylum16S ribosomal RNAFosmidMicrobiologyMicrobiomeGenetics

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AdolescentAdultBacteriaCrohn DiseaseDNA, BacterialFecesFemaleHumansMalePhylogenyRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SBacterial Typing TechniquesGene LibraryIn Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence

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  • Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
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