By using a genus PCR, a study from Germany in 2004 detected a higher presence of Helicobacter species in colonic and ileal biopsies of patients with CD (12%), UC (17%) than controls (4%), however the difference did not reach statistical significance ( Bohr et al., 2004 ).
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Bacterial Species Associated With Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Their Pathogenic Mechanisms.
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