Inflammatory Bowel Disease's Specific Changes of Enteric Mycobiota and Virome

Abstract
One of the important features of IBD is dysbiosis of the gut microbiota. It is well documented that changes in the commensal bacterial population drives IBD development. However, the function of the fungal and viral community in IBD is still unclear. Moreover, treatment of IBD patients with opportunistic infections is still controversial. This review focuses on how the enteric mycobiota and virome changes during the process of IBD and discusses potential treatment strategies that open new insights into the treatment of IBD in humans.

Source: Journal of Digestive Diseases - October 1, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Yi Chu, Mingzuo Jiang, Bing Xu, Weijie Wang, Di Chen, Xiaowei Li, Yujie Zhang, Jie Liang Tags: Invited review Source Type: research