Gastroenterology
Volume 141, Issue 5 , Pages 1792-1801 , November 2011

Global and Deep Molecular Analysis of Microbiota Signatures in Fecal Samples From Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  • Mirjana Rajilić–Stojanović

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    • Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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  • Elena Biagi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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  • Hans G.H.J. Heilig

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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  • Kajsa Kajander

      Affiliations

    • Valio Ltd, R&D, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Riina A. Kekkonen

      Affiliations

    • Valio Ltd, R&D, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Sebastian Tims

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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  • Willem M. de Vos

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    • Departments of Veterinary Biosciences and Bacteriology and Immunology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Willem M. de Vos, PhD, Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands. fax: +31317483829

Received 8 May 2011 ,Accepted 27 July 2011.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

 Funding This work was partially funded by the unrestricted Spinoza Award of the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research awarded to WMdV.

PII: S0016-5085(11)01076-6

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.07.043

Gastroenterology
Volume 141, Issue 5 , Pages 1792-1801 , November 2011

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