Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis: A potential instigator of colitis
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases2007Vol. 13(12), pp. 1475–1483
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Shervin Rabizadeh, Ki‐Jong Rhee, Shaoguang Wu, David L. Huso, Christine Gan, Jonathan E. Golub, Xinqun Wu, Ming Zhang, Cynthia L. Sears
Abstract
ETBF, a colonic commensal, alone stimulates colitis and significantly enhances colonic inflammation in DSS-treated mice. This study suggests that acquisition of ETBF colonization may be a potential factor in initiation and/or exacerbation of colitis.
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