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Gut Microbiota and Pediatric Disease
Author(s) -
Valerio Iebba,
Marina Aloi,
Fortunata Civitelli,
Salvatore Cucchiara
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
digestive diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.879
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1421-9875
pISSN - 0257-2753
DOI - 10.1159/000332969
Subject(s) - firmicutes , gut flora , medicine , autism , bifidobacterium , disease , inflammatory bowel disease , immunology , microbiome , bacteroidetes , irritable bowel syndrome , microbiology and biotechnology , lactobacillus , enterobacteriaceae , clostridia , biology , escherichia coli , bioinformatics , bacteria , genetics , pathology , 16s ribosomal rna , psychiatry , gene
Researchers have made every effort to assess the role of gut microbiota in pediatric diseases like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), celiac disease, asthma, allergy, and autism. The leading hypothesis is that an altered microbial composition is present (other than the presence of a specific pathogen) and that it could be involved in the pathogenesis or progression of such disorders.

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