Modulating composition and metabolic activity of the gut microbiota in IBD patients

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Matijašić, Mario ^a   Meštrović, Tomislav ^b   Perić, Mihaela ^a   Paljetak, H C ^a   Panek, Marina ^a   Bender, Darija Vranešić ^c   Kelečić, Dina Ljubas ^c   Krznaric Z ^a,c   Verbanac, Donatella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology Unit   (Croatia)

^c KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Dietary interventions; Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT); Gut microbiota; Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); Nematodes; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAXIMIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SYNBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CROHN DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INTESTINE FLORA; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ULCERATIVE COLITIS; ANIMAL; DIET; HELMINTH; HOMEOSTASIS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIET; FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HELMINTHS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS; SYNBIOTICS;

EID: 84964284070     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms17040578     Document Type: Review

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