Earlier this week on NPR there was a story summarizing the altered microbiome in Crohn disease and a related recent paper; here’s the link: Mix Of Gut Microbes May Play Role In Crohn’s Disease.  Other media outlets covered the story too:

• Crohn’s bacterial ecosystem identified – Health – CBC News
• Gut Bacteria May Play Role in Crohn’s Disease – US News
• LARGE STUDY IDENTIFIES EXACT GUT BACTERIA INVOLVED IN CROHN’S DISE

The graphical abstract (Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 15, Issue 3, 382-392, 12 March 2014) is noted below:

The link to the full study is listed below if you want to see the source article.  The amount of data that is presented is impressive but easy to follow with the figures:

Full link to article (from Kipp Ellsworth twitter feed): http://goo.gl/603Rbz 

Related blog posts:

• Top Lecture: Enteral Nutrition for Crohn’s Disease | gutsandgrowth
• How to Change Your Microbiome Quickly? | gutsandgrowth
• Microbiome in pediatric ulcerative colitis | gutsandgrowth