Fecal Microbial Composition of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Patients in Remission and Subsequent Exacerbation

Edgar S. Wills; Daisy M. A. E. Jonkers; Paul H. Savelkoul; Ad A. Masclee; Marieke J. Pierik; John Penders

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090981

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Fecal Microbial Composition of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Patients in Remission and Subsequent Exacerbation

Edgar S. Wills,

Affiliations School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Division Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands, School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Daisy M. A. E. Jonkers,

Affiliation School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Division Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Paul H. Savelkoul,

Affiliation School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Ad A. Masclee,

Affiliation School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Division Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Marieke J. Pierik,

Affiliation School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Division Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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John Penders

* E-mail: j.penders@mumc.nl

Affiliations School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands, School for Public Health and Primary Care (Caphri), Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Fecal Microbial Composition of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Patients in Remission and Subsequent Exacerbation

Edgar S. Wills,
Daisy M. A. E. Jonkers,
Paul H. Savelkoul,
Ad A. Masclee,
Marieke J. Pierik,
John Penders

Published: March 7, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090981

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