Intestinal Microbiota in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 1; p. e0145878
• Main Authors: Gungor, Bilgi, Adiguzel, Emre, Gursel, Ihsan, Yilmaz, Bilge, Gursel, Mayda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Armed forces; Bacteria; Bifidobacterium - classification; Bifidobacterium - genetics; Case-Control Studies; Central nervous system; Constipation; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Diet; Digestive system; Digestive tract; DNA; Feces - microbiology; Female; Firmicutes - classification; Firmicutes - genetics; Flora; Gastrointestinal Microbiome - genetics; Gastrointestinal system; Gastrointestinal tract; Gene amplification; Gene expression; Genetics; Humans; Immune system; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - complications; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - microbiology; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - pathology; Intestinal microflora; Intestinal motility; Intestine; Intestines - microbiology; Library collections; Male; Metabolites; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Molecular biology; Motor Neuron Disease - complications; Motor Neuron Disease - microbiology; Motor Neuron Disease - pathology; Nervous system; Neurotoxicity; Pain; Patients; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Rehabilitation; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; rRNA 16S; Spinal Cord - pathology; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal Cord Injuries - complications; Spinal Cord Injuries - microbiology; Spinal Cord Injuries - pathology; Transit time; Middle East; Ankara Turkey; Turkey; United States > US

Human intestinal flora comprises thousands of bacterial species. Growth and composition of intestinal microbiota is dependent on various parameters, including immune mechanisms, dietary factors and intestinal motility. Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) frequently display neurogenic bowel dysfun...