DOP48 Key Anti-Inflammatory Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is Heterogeneous and Diverse in the East and West and in Health and Crohn’s disease. The ENIGMA study.

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Abstract Background There is insufficient knowledge about the key characteristics of the pathogenic and protective bacteria in inflammatory bowel disease. The ENIGMA study aimed to identify the phylogenetic and functional characteristics of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, considered a protective “anti-inflammatory” bacterium, in both health and Crohn’s disease in populations in the West (high Crohn’s incidence) and Hong Kong (rapidly increasing Crohn’s incidence). Methods Total DNA was extracted from tissue (right colon and terminal ileum) and stool collected from case-contro..