Fecal and mucosal microbiota profiling in pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases
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Putignani Lorenza, Oliva Salvatore, Isoldi Sara, Del Chierico Federica, Carissimi Claudia, Laudadio Ilaria, Cucchiara Salvatore, Stronati Laura
ISSN: 0954-691X
An altered gut microbiota profile has been widely documented in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The intestinal microbial community has been more frequently investigated in the stools than at the level of the mucosa, while most of the studies have been performed in adults. We aimed to define the gut microbiota profile either by assessing fecal and colonic mucosa samples (inflamed or not) from pediatric IBD patients.