Bringing Koch's postulates to the table in IBD

Rosana B R Ferreira; Benjamin P Willing; B Brett Finlay

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2011.05.002

Bringing Koch's postulates to the table in IBD

Cell Host Microbe. 2011 May 19;9(5):353-4. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2011.05.002.

Authors

Rosana B R Ferreira¹, Benjamin P Willing, B Brett Finlay

Affiliation

¹ Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.

PMID: 21575906
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2011.05.002

Abstract

In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Bloom and colleagues elegantly show that commensal Bacteroides species fulfill Koch's postulates for inflammatory bowel disease in a host-genotype-specific way. This study showcases the use of a non-germ-free mouse model to identify specific members of the microbiota involved in disease development.

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