Authors: Richard Hansen, Susan H. Berry, Indrani Mukhopadhya, John M. Thomson, Karin A. Saunders, Charlotte E. Nicholl, W. Michael Bisset, Sabarinathan Loganathan, Gamal Mahdi, Dagmar Kastner-Cole, Andy R. Barclay, Jon Bishop, Diana M. Flynn, Paraic McGrogan, Richard K. Russell, Emad M. El-Omar, Georgina L. Hold
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058825
Abstract Summary
Study of treatment-naïve children with inflammatory bowel disease found no link between microaerophilic bacteria and disease onset. Surprisingly, Campylobacter species were common in both IBD patients and healthy controls (75-76%), while Sutterella wadsworthensis appeared as a normal commensal. Helicobacter species were rare in pediatric colons, challenging previous theories about these bacteria’s role in IBD development.
Why Brain? 🧠
Study finds no link between microaerophilic bacteria and new-onset pediatric IBD. Campylobacter and Sutterella wadsworthensis are common gut commensals, while Helicobacter species are rare in children’s colons.
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