News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology: October 2012
Specific Bacterial Species May Initiate, Maintain Crohn's 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...