Study of the viral and microbial communities associated with Crohn's disease: a metagenomic approach
V Pérez-Brocal, R Garcia-Lopez… - Clinical and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyze and compare the diversity and structure of the
viral and microbial communities in fecal samples from a control group of healthy volunteers
and from patients affected by Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: Healthy adult controls (n=
8) and patients affected by ileocolic CD (n= 11) were examined for the viral and microbial
communities in their feces and, in one additional case, in the intestinal tissue. Using two
different approaches, we compared the viral and microbial communities in several ways: by …
viral and microbial communities in fecal samples from a control group of healthy volunteers
and from patients affected by Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: Healthy adult controls (n=
8) and patients affected by ileocolic CD (n= 11) were examined for the viral and microbial
communities in their feces and, in one additional case, in the intestinal tissue. Using two
different approaches, we compared the viral and microbial communities in several ways: by …