Open AccessDiarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndromedistinguishable by 16S rRNA gene phylotype quantifcation
Author(s) -
Anna Lyra,
Teemu Rinttilä,
Janne Nikkilä,
Lotta Krogius-Kurikka,
Kajsa Kajander,
Erja Malinen,
Jaana Mättö,
Laura Mäkelä,
Airi Palva
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.5936
Subject(s) - phylotype , biology , 16s ribosomal rna , ruminococcus , firmicutes , bacteroidetes , irritable bowel syndrome , ribosomal rna , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene , feces , gastroenterology , medicine
To study whether selected bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene phylotypes are capable of distinguishing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).