title: Microbiota biodiversity in inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: Gut microbiota plays a significant role in human health and energy balance, and provides protection against disease states. An altered balance between microbiota and its host (dysbiosis) would appear to contribute to the development of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). CD and UC are chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tes.
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Comito
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cascio
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. romanoc@unime.it.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D064806:Dysbiosis; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D064307:Microbiota