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Severe ulcerative colitis linked to a newly-discovered strain of oral bacteria – News-Medical.net
Severe ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – has been linked to a newly-discovered strain of oral bacteria, a study led by UNSW Sydney…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 29 2020
Severe ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – has been linked to a newly-discovered strain of oral bacteria, a study led by UNSW Sydney has found.
Scientists have discovered a molecule called ‘pSma1’ in bacterial cell samples from people with severe ulcerative colitis. The molecule was found in some strains of the bacterium Campylobacter concisus (C. concisus), which usually lives in the mouth.
The findings, published overnight…
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