Journal article
A267 IDENTIFYING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE VIRULENCE GENES ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE DISEASE IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS PATIENTS USING CULTURE-DEPENDENT AND -INDEPENDENT APPROACHES
Abstract
AbstractBackground
The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Canada is among the highest in the world and is estimated to affect 1 in 100 Canadians by 2030. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of IBD characterized by mucosal inflammation of the large intestine. UC is believed to arise through a complex interplay of the host immune responses and changes in the gut microbiota in a genetically susceptible individual. Therapies targeting …
Authors
Tertigas D; Rinawi F; Griffiths A; Surette M
Journal
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Vol. 6, No. Supplement_1, pp. 84–85
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
March 7, 2023
DOI
10.1093/jcag/gwac036.267
ISSN
2515-2084