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Desulfovibrio Bacterial Species Are Increased in Ulcerative Colitis

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2010 · Vol. 53(11) · pp. 1530–1536

Fiachra Rowan✉(St. Vincent's University Hospital)Neil G. Docherty(Trinity College Dublin)Madeline Murphy(University College Dublin)Thomas Brendan Murphy(University College Dublin)John Calvin Coffey(University College Dublin)P. R. O’Connell(University College Dublin)

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Abstract

The presence of Desulfovibrio subspecies is increased in ulcerative colitis and the data presented suggest that these bacteria represent an increased percentage of the colonic microbiome in acute ulcerative colitis.

Gut microbiota and health Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseUlcerative colitisLaser capture microdissectionDesulfovibrioColitisMedicineGastroenterologyMicrobiologyBacteriaBiologyPathology

MeSH terms

AdolescentAdultAgedColitis, UlcerativeDesulfovibrioFemaleHumansIntestinal MucosaMaleMiddle AgedLinear ModelsCase-Control StudiesPolymerase Chain ReactionMicrodissection

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329

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2.57

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89%

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