title: microbial 16s stool IBD
design: Cross-sectional study. Fecal samples from 20 patients with IBD (clinically characterized as active (n=10), remission (n=10), and healthy subjects (n=10)) were collected. After fecal DNA extraction, the 16S rRNA gene was amplified and sequenced (Illumina MiSeq platform), operational taxonomic units were analyzed with the QIIME software. Alpha and beta diversities were compared between clinical settings, and diagnostic performances were evaluated.