articleGenome MedicineNov 28, 2017GOLD OA

A novel Ruminococcus gnavus clade enriched in inflammatory bowel disease patients

Broad Institute · Harvard University · +8 more institutions

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Abstract

Background

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that is associated with changes in the gut microbiome. Here, we sought to identify strain-specific functional correlates with IBD outcomes.

Methods

We performed metagenomic sequencing of monthly stool samples from 20 IBD patients and 12 controls (266 total samples). These were taxonomically profiled with MetaPhlAn2 and functionally profiled using HUMAnN2. Differentially abundant species were identified using MaAsLin and strain-specific pangenome haplotypes were analyzed using PanPhlAn.

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