Phylogenetic analysis of inflammatory bo
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Shadi Sepehri; Roman Kotlowski; Charles N. Bernstein; Denis O. Krause
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Background: Evidence supports the role of adherent invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, little is known about the phylogenetic structure and origin of this group of bacteria. Multi-locus sequence typing (MLST), and fimH sequence analy