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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Escherichia coli
SUBMITTER: Rebecca Vejborg
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3090 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
BMC genomics 20110615
<h4>Background</h4>Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is used to describe a state of idiopathic, chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The two main phenotypes of IBD are Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The major cause of IBD-associated mortality is colorectal cancer. Although both host-genetic and exogenous factors have been found to be involved, the aetiology of IBD is still not well understood. In this study we characterized thirteen Escherichia coli strains from ...[more]