Gut mucosal-associated microbiota better discloses Inflammatory Bowel Disease differential patterns than fecal microbiota

growing evidence supports the potential role of intestinal microbiota in the pathophysiology of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) even if the literature does not reveal uniform alterations. The aim of the study was to evaluate the mucosal (MM) and fecal microbiota (FM) composition in a cohort of IBD patients compared to healthy controls (CTRLs).

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