Escherichia coli Dysbiosis Correlates With Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Children With Cystic Fibrosis | Zendy

Lucas R. Hoffman | Zendy; Christopher E. Pope | Zendy; Hillary S. Hayden | Zendy; Sonya L. Heltshe | Zendy; Roie Levy | Zendy; Sharon McNamara | Zendy; Michael A. Jacobs | Zendy; Laurence Rohmer | Zendy; Matthew C. Radey | Zendy; Bonnie W. Ramsey | Zendy; M. Brittnacher | Zendy; Elhanan Borenstein | Zendy; Samuel I. Miller | Zendy

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Escherichia coli Dysbiosis Correlates With Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Children With Cystic Fibrosis

Author(s) -

Lucas R. Hoffman,

Christopher E. Pope,

Hillary S. Hayden,

Sonya L. Heltshe,

Roie Levy,

Sharon McNamara,

Michael A. Jacobs,

Laurence Rohmer,

Matthew C. Radey,

Bonnie W. Ramsey,

M. Brittnacher,

Elhanan Borenstein,

Samuel I. Miller

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit715

Subject(s) - cystic fibrosis , malabsorption , dysbiosis , medicine , feces , inflammation , gastroenterology , escherichia coli , fibrosis , gastrointestinal tract , immunology , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , gene

Cystic fibrosis gastrointestinal disease includes nutrient malabsorption and intestinal inflammation. We show that the abundances of Escherichia coli in fecal microbiota were significantly higher in young children with cystic fibrosis than in controls and correlated with fecal measures of nutrient malabsorption and inflammation, suggesting that E. coli could contribute to cystic fibrosis gastrointestinal dysfunction.

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