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Specific Bacterial Species May Initiate, Maintain Crohn's

submitted by agwartney on October 25, 2012
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Tags: Australia , Campylobacter concisus , Crohn's disease , Journal of Clinical Microbiology , Sydney , University of New South Wales
Source: asm.org
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Patients newly diagnosed with pediatric Crohn’s disease had significantly different levels of certain types of bacteria in their intestinal tracts than age-matched controls, according to a paper in the October Journal of Clinical Microbiology. The work may ultimately lead to treatment involving manipulation of the intestinal bacteria.

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