Engineering the gut microbiome with 'good' bacteria may help treat Crohn's disease

A single bacterial enzyme can reconfigure microbiome

Date: November 15, 2017

Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Summary:

Researchers have singled out a bacterial enzyme behind an imbalance in the gut microbiome linked to Crohn's disease. The new study suggests that wiping out a significant portion of the bacteria in the gut microbiome, and then re-introducing a certain type of 'good' bacteria that lacks this enzyme, known as urease, may be an effective approach to better treat these diseases.

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