白族成年人肠道菌群多样性研究

【目的】通过研究云南白族成年人肠道菌群群落结构,探索肠道菌群结构与云南白族人健康长寿的相互关系。【方法】以43份采自云南省昆明市(Urban)和大理白族自治州洱源县农村(Rural)成年白族志愿者的粪便样品为研究对象,通过种属特异性聚合酶链式反应(定性PCR)和基于聚合酶链式反应的变性梯度凝胶电泳(PCR-DGGE)对其中的优势菌群进行了分析,并测定样品中短链脂肪酸(SCFAs)含量。【结果】短链脂肪酸(SCFAs)含量测定结果显示,Rural和Urban志愿者的短链脂肪酸含量差异不显著;定性PCR结果显示Rural志愿者肠道内的乳杆菌属和双歧杆菌属的多样性明显区别于Urban志愿者;依据泳道轨迹光密度的不同对16S rRNA基因V3区PCR-DGGE图谱进行基于非加权平均距离聚类分析(Unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic means,UPGMA),显示两组样品按照组别明显地聚为两簇,多样性指数分析也呈现Rural志愿者肠道菌群多样性大于Urban的趋势;进一步对Rural谱带回收克隆测序,并构建系统发育树图,结果显示样品中双歧杆菌属、肠杆菌属和肠球菌属具有较高的多样性,是Rural健康成年志愿者肠道中的优势菌群。【结论】综合上述分析,昆明城市志愿者和大理白族自治州洱源县农村志愿者肠道菌群群落结构呈现区分趋势,多样性差异不显著。该研究为后续探索宿主肠道菌群与健康长寿的相互关系提供了数据基础。     

贡嘎蝠蛾幼虫肠道细菌多样性分析

[目的]对实验室养殖条件下的重要经济昆虫冬虫夏草寄主-贡嘎蝠蛾(Hepialus gonggaensis,Hg)幼虫肠道微生物群落的多样性进行了研究.[方法]采用常规分离培养与分子鉴定的方法和基于16S rRNA作为分子标记的变性梯度凝胶电泳(denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis,DGGE)的方法.[结果]用常规分离与分子鉴定方法获得8个属的细菌类群,其中肠杆菌属(Enterobacter)是优势菌群,肉食杆菌属(Carnobacterium)是次优势菌群.对通过DGGE方法得到的11条16S rRNA优势条带序列进行了比对和系统进化树分析,结果表明肉食杆菌属(Carnobacterium)的丰度最高,是肠道细菌中主要的优势菌群,芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)是次优势菌群.DGGE图谱还显示Hg幼虫不同虫龄肠道细菌菌群的结构存在差异,推测可能与其发育生理状态的差异有关系.[结论]结合常规分离法与DGGE法能够更有效的分析肠道微生物的多样性,获得更多更全面的微生物多样性信息.     

黎族人肠道微生物群落结构特征及其与饮食关联性

【目的】对采集自海南省白沙地区的黎族健康志愿者肠道菌群进行研究,旨在揭示黎族人肠道微生物群落结构特征及其与饮食的相关性。【方法】以海南省白沙黎族自治县征集的22名志愿者晨便为研究对象,应用基于16S r RNA基因V3–V4可变区的高通量测序技术测定其肠道菌群组成,并与其他民族肠道菌群进行比较分析,详细记录黎族22名志愿者的营养物质摄入情况,探索其肠道微生物群落结构特征及其与饮食的相关性。【结果】在门水平上,拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes,58.96%)和硬壁菌门(Firmicutes,37.77%)在黎族志愿者肠道内含量最高;在属的水平上,普氏菌属(Prevotella,49.38%)在黎族健康志愿者肠道内含量最高。基于微生物群落α和β多样性的分析结果表明,黎族人肠道菌群与中国其他民族人群肠道菌群呈现出显著差异且α多样性显著低于其他民族,特征性差异菌属为:链型杆菌属(Catenibacterium)、普氏菌属(Prevotella)、巨型球菌属(Megasphaera)、巨单胞菌属(Megamonas)、考拉杆菌属(Phascolarctobacterium)和布劳特氏菌属(Blautia)。基于肠道核心微生物与营养物质相关性的研究显示,普氏粪杆菌(Faecalibacterium prausnitzii)与膳食纤维、Cu、Mg和Mn的摄入量呈现显著正相关,与脂肪和VB2的摄入量呈现显著负相关,而罗氏乳杆菌(Lactobacillus rogosae)与膳食纤维、Zn和Fe的摄入量呈显著正相关,与烟酸摄入量呈显著负相关。【结论】揭示了肠道微生物在不同地域和民族之间的差异,研究结果提供了一种通过膳食来优化菌群结构、调控宿主肠道微生态平衡的新思路。     

大熊猫肠道放线菌的种群组成及多样性分析

【目的】探究不同年龄、不同性别大熊猫肠道放线菌的多样性及群落结构,为寻找潜在产生活性化合物的放线菌资源提供理论依据。【方法】采用PCR-DGGE技术对大熊猫肠道放线菌进行分析,对电泳结果进行UPGMA聚类分析、主成分分析、生物多样性等多重比较。【结果】变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)图谱显示,不同大熊猫肠道中放线菌的多样性及群落结构存在明显差异。随着年龄的增长,雌性大熊猫肠道中放线菌的多样性指数(H')和丰富度(S)逐渐减少,而雄性大熊猫肠道内放线菌的多样性指数(H')和丰富度(S)逐渐增多。不同个体的大熊猫肠道放线菌的群落结构存在明显差异,但相同性别之间的相似性很高。DGGE条带回收测序结果表明,获得的28条序列归属于10个放线菌属,其中链霉菌属(Streptomyces)为优势菌属,占总数的46%;北里孢菌属(Kitasatospora)、红球菌属(Rhodococcus)、棒杆菌属(Corynebacterium)、迪茨氏菌属(Dietziaceae)、大理石雕菌属(Marmoricola)、布登堡菌属(Beutenbergia)、微杆菌属(Microbacterium)、链嗜酸菌属(Streptacidiphilus)和芽生球菌属(Blastococcus)等为非链霉菌属,占总数的54%。【结论】大熊猫肠道内蕴藏着丰富的放线菌资源,其肠道菌群的结构与组成受年龄和性别的影响。     

维吾尔族正常黑胆质人群肠道菌群的分布情况分析

目的：了解维吾尔医学正常黑胆质人群肠道菌群分布情况、多样性并优势菌。方法：对健康人进行维吾尔医学体液分型并挑 取其中正常黑胆质人群,采集受检者粪便样品,提取总DNA,设计一对通用引物扩增16S rDNA 的V6～V8 可变区,扩增出来的 PCR产物稀释并进行变形梯度凝胶电泳DGGE,从DGGE 指纹图谱中选择条带,切胶回收、克隆、序列测定。结果：通过实验得到 了反映肠道菌群结构特征的DNA指纹图谱,从指纹图谱上选择一些特异性条带切下来回收,重新纯化扩增出来并测序,测出来 的基因序列在基因库进行比对检测相似性程度。最终用相似性程度大于95%以上的序列比对做出进化树了解菌群之间的亲缘 性。结论：正常黑胆质人群肠道菌群基因序列的亲缘性结果显示黑胆质人群肠道菌群具有丰富的多样性,其中肠道优势细菌乳酸 杆菌属GU269544.1 占优势。     

对Bt蛋白敏感敏感和敏感的棉铃虫中肠细菌群落的比较

摘要：【目的】通过比较Cry1Ac蛋白抗性及敏感棉铃虫中肠细菌群落的结构组成,研究中肠微生物是否与棉铃虫Bt抗性产生有关。【方法】首先提取了棉铃虫中肠微生物基因组DNA,通过PCR扩增获得了16S rDNA全长片段及V3区。采用基于16S rDNA 的免培养技术—16S rDNA文库建立和变性梯度凝胶电泳（DGGE）研究了国内特有的Bt抗性和敏感品系棉铃虫中肠细菌群落组成,并对其进行分析和比较。【结果】16S rDNA文库测序结果表明,抗性品系与敏感品系棉铃虫中肠细菌群落特别是优势菌群非常相似,但在部分劣势菌群上存在差异。抗性品系中主要优势菌有：不可培养微生物（Uncultured bacterium）占56.4%,鹑鸡肠球菌（Enterococcus gallinarum）占17.0%,铅黄肠球菌（Enterococcus casseliflavus）占17.0%;敏感品系中主要优势菌为不可培养微生物（Uncultured bacterium）60.2%,鹑鸡肠球菌（Enterococcus gallinarum）占19.3%,铅黄肠球菌（Enterococcus casseliflavus）占14.7%。随后进行的PCR验证表明,部分有差异的劣势菌在两种品系虫体都存在。DGGE图谱分析表明,这两个品系棉铃虫中肠菌群相似性达到92.3%。【结论】敏感品系与抗性品系棉铃虫肠道菌群组成极其相似,推测抗性的产生与肠道微生物无直接关系。     

对Bt蛋白抗性和敏感的棉铃虫中肠细菌群落的比较

【目的】通过比较Cry1Ac蛋白抗性及敏感棉铃虫中肠细菌群落的结构组成,研究中肠微生物是否与棉铃虫Bt抗性产生有关。【方法】首先提取了棉铃虫中肠微生物基因组DNA,通过PCR扩增获得了16S rDNA全长片段及V3区。采用基于16S rDNA的免培养技术-16S rDNA文库建立和变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)研究了国内特有的Bt抗性和敏感品系棉铃虫中肠细菌群落组成,并对其进行分析和比较。【结果】16SrDNA文库测序结果表明,抗性品系与敏感品系棉铃虫中肠细菌群落特别是优势菌群非常相似,但在部分劣势菌群上存在差异。抗性品系中主要优势菌有:不可培养微生物(Uncultured bacterium)占56.4%,鹑鸡肠球菌(Enterococcus gallinarum)占17.0%,铅黄肠球菌(Enterococcus casseliflavus)占17.0%;敏感品系中主要优势菌为不可培养微生物(Uncultured bacterium)60.2%,鹑鸡肠球菌(Enterococcus gallinarum)占19.3%,铅黄肠球菌(Enterococcus casseliflavus)占14.7%。随后进行的PCR验证表明,部分有差异的劣势菌在两种品系虫体都存在。DGGE图谱分析表明,这两个品系棉铃虫中肠菌群相似性达到92.3%。【结论】敏感品系与抗性品系棉铃虫肠道菌群组成极其相似,推测抗性的产生与肠道微生物无直接关系。     

氟化物对家蚕肠道微生物菌群的影响

摘要:【目的】探讨氟化物对家蚕肠道微生物菌群的影响,开发具有潜在应用价值的益生菌以提高家蚕对氟化物的抗性。【方法】PCR扩增家蚕肠道内细菌16S rRNA基因并构建克隆文库;用核糖体DNA限制性分析(Amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis,ARDRA)方法对克隆子进行分型。从家蚕T6和734肠道样品中共获得14种分类操作单元(Operational taxonomic unit,OTUs),以16S rRNA基因为基础构建系统发育树进行分析。再经巢式PCR-DGGE技术检测家蚕肠道内优势菌群的变化。【结果】结果表明:家蚕氟中毒后肠道内肠球菌属Enterococcus和芽孢杆菌属Bacillus细菌菌群减少,而葡萄球菌属Staphylococcus的细菌增多。【结论】氟化物能通过改变家蚕肠道内细菌的多样性和比例,从而破坏家蚕肠道微生物菌群平衡,且对家蚕734的影响作用大于T6。     

饲喂肉杆菌Hg4-03对贡嘎蝠蛾幼虫肠菌生物多样性的影响

【目的】研究贡嘎蝠蛾幼虫肠道优势菌肉杆菌(Carnobacterium sp.)Hg4-03作为食物添加剂对实验室饲养的4龄贡嘎蝠蛾幼虫肠道菌群的影响。【方法】采用16S rDNA序列与PCR/DGGE(Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis)分析技术相结合的方法,健康幼虫被随机分为处理组1、处理组2和对照组,两组处理组分别饲喂添加不同浓度肉杆菌Hg4-03的天然饲料,对照组只饲喂天然饲料。14 d和28 d后每组随机解剖6条幼虫,收集肠道样品,经细菌通用引物扩增细菌16S rDNA,DGGE分离并进行细菌多样性图谱分析。【结果】饲喂肉杆菌Hg4-03后幼虫肠道菌群的多样性指数呈上升趋势;处理组幼虫肠道中肉杆菌Hg4-03含量增加,且处理组中枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)的量也明显增加。【结论】将肉杆菌Hg4-03作为益生菌饲喂贡嘎蝠蛾幼虫有助于维持幼虫肠道菌群多样性平衡,这为贡嘎蝠蛾人工或半人工养殖提供了一定的参考价值。     

江苏无锡健康与肠病人群肠道脱硫弧菌数量及肠道菌群多样性

[目的]研究息肉、溃疡性结肠炎、直肠结肠癌和健康人群肠道中脱硫弧菌数量的差异,及不同人群肠道菌群的多样性,分析脱硫弧菌数量及肠道菌群多样性与肠道疾病之间的潜在关系.[方法]采用实时荧光定量PCR(RT-PCR)的方法,对58名受试者肠道脱硫弧菌的数量进行定量分析.采用PCR-DGGE技术,对不同人群的肠道脱硫弧菌和肠道菌群结构进行分析,结合16S rRNA V3区测序分析不同人群肠道菌群多样性的差异.[结果]RT-PCR分析显示,所有受试者均为脱硫弧菌阳性,其中息肉(2.9×106cfu/mL)和溃疡性结肠炎人群(1.2×106 cfu/mL)肠道中脱硫弧菌的数量明显高于健康人群(7.0×105 cfu/mL),直肠结肠癌人群(6.8×105 cfu/mL)肠道中脱硫弧菌的数量与健康人群无明显差异.DGGE图谱聚类分析结果表明,肠道疾病人群肠道中脱硫弧菌的菌群相似度较高,而与健康人群之间的差异较大.16S rRNA V3区基因测序显示肠道疾病人群与健康人群在肠道菌群多样性和优势菌群方面均有明显差异.[结论]通过RT-PCR与DGGE相结合的方法,说明肠道脱硫弧菌数量的增多是息肉和溃疡性结肠炎疾病的一个重要特征,且其菌群组成在肠道疾病人群与健康人群之间存在明显差异.与健康人群相比,肠道疾病人群的肠道微生物多样性升高,优势菌群发生偏移,菌群失衡.     

Comparison of the Gut Microbe Profiles and Numbers Between Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Healthy Individuals

Human liver was closely associated with gut through various biological mechanisms, such as bacterium-gut interactions. Alterations of gut microbiota seemed to play an important role in induction and promotion of liver damage progression. The aim of this study was to characterize the gut microbiota in liver cirrhosis patients and assess whether there are alterations in the diversity and similarity of intestinal flora in cirrhotic patients when compared with healthy individuals. PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) with universal primers targeting V3 region of the 16S rRNA gene was employed to characterize the overall intestinal microbiota composition, and some excised gel bands were cloned for sequencing. Real-time PCR was further utilized to quantitatively analyze the subpopulation of microbiota using group-specific primers targeting the Enterobacteriaceae, Enterococcus and Bifidobacterium genus. The DGGE profiles of two groups demonstrated significant differences between cirrhotic and healthy groups (P?相似文献   

抗生素和高脂饮食对大鼠肠道乳杆菌多样性的影响

【目的】对正常、高脂、抗生素处理大鼠肠道内乳杆菌进行定性和定量分析,比较不同处理组大鼠肠道乳杆菌的多样性。【方法】应用纯培养和非培养技术(16S r RNA基因序列分析、变性梯度凝胶电泳、实时荧光定量PCR)对大鼠肠道乳杆菌进行分离鉴定和多样性分析。【结果】16S r RNA基因序列同源性分析结果显示,正常组大鼠肠道内分离出的乳杆菌包括约氏乳杆菌(Lactobacillus johnsonii)、鼠乳杆菌(Lactobacillus murinus)、嗜酸乳杆菌(Lactobacillus acidophilus)、罗伊氏乳杆菌(Lactobacillus reuteri)、植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)、肠道乳杆菌(Lactobacillus intestinals)、动物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus animalis)和阴道乳杆菌(Lactobacillus vaginalis);但L.animalis在高脂处理组大鼠肠道内未分离到,L.intestinals和L.vaginalis在抗生素处理组大鼠中未分离到。DGGE结果显示3个组别大鼠肠道中乳杆菌构成差异明显,同一组内样品间相似性较高;相较于正常组和高脂组,抗生素组的丰度较差;且正常组大鼠肠道内乳杆菌的多样性高于高脂组和抗生素组。q-PCR结果显示正常组大鼠肠道乳杆菌的数量明显高于高脂组和抗生素组,高脂组的数量也明显高于抗生素组,且3个组别之间存在显著差异(P0.01)。【结论】高脂饮食及抗生素的使用会减少肠道内乳杆菌多样性。     

Similar bifidogenic effects of prebiotic-supplemented partially hydrolyzed infant formula and breastfeeding on infant gut microbiota

The aim of the study was to assess the quantitative and qualitative differences of the gut microbiota in infants. We evaluated gut microbiota at the age of 6 months in 32 infants who were either exclusively breast-fed, formula-fed, nursed by a formula supplemented with prebiotics (a mixture of fructo- and galacto-oligosaccharides) or breast-fed by mothers who had been given probiotics. The Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides, Clostridium and Lactobacillus/Enterococcus microbiota were assessed by the fluorescence in situ hybridization, and Bifidobacterium species were further characterized by PCR. Total number of bifidobacteria was lower among the formula-fed group than in other groups (P=0.044). Total amounts of the other bacteria were comparable between the groups. The specific Bifidobacterium microbiota composition of the breast-fed infants was achieved in infants receiving prebiotic supplemented formula. This would suggest that early gut Bifidobacterium microbiota can be modified by special diets up to the age of 6 months.     

Structural Shifts of Fecal Microbial Communities in Rats with Acute Rejection after Liver Transplantation

Bacterial translocation and the development of sepsis after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) may be promoted by immunological damage to the intestinal mucosa or by quantitative and qualitative changes in intestinal microbiota. This study monitored structural shifts of gut microbiota in rats with OLT using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). RT-qPCR targets six major microorganisms (Domain Bacteria, Bacteroides, Bifidobacteria, Enterobacteriaceae, Lactobacillus and Clostridium leptum subgroup). Isograft, Allograft and Sham model were studied. Bacterial translocation to host organs and plasma endotoxin were determined. Alteration in gut microbiota was associated with the elevation of plasma endotoxin and a higher rate of bacterial translocation (BT) to liver in rats with acute rejection. Dynamic analysis of DGGE fingerprints showed that the gut microbiota structure of animals in the three groups was similar before the operation. But significant alterations in the composition of fecal microbiota in Allograft group were observed at 1 and 2 weeks after the OLT. The acute rejection was accompanied by the shifts of gut microbiota towards members of Bacteroides and Ruminococcus. Results from RT-qPCR indicated that Bacteroides significantly increased at 2 weeks after the OLT, whereas numbers of Bifidobacterium spp. decreased at 1 week and recovered at 2 weeks after the OLT. In summary, our data showed that rats with acute rejection after OLT exhibited significant structure shifts in the gut microbiota which dominant by overgrowth of Bacteroides and Ruminococcus, and these were associated with elevation of plasma endotoxin and higher rate of BT.     

Differences in faecal bacterial communities in coeliac and healthy children as detected by PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Coeliac disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the small intestinal mucosa. Scientific evidence supports a role of the gut microbiota in chronic inflammatory disorders; yet information is not specifically available for CD. In this study, a comparative denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of faecal samples from coeliac children and age-matched controls was carried out. The diversity of the faecal microbiota was significantly higher in coeliac children than in healthy controls. The presence of the species Lactobacillus curvatus, Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Leuconostoc carnosum was characteristic of coeliac patients, while that of the Lactobacillus casei group was characteristic of healthy controls. The Bifidobacterium population showed a significantly higher species diversity in healthy children than in coeliacs. In healthy children, this population was characterized by the presence of Bifidobacterium adolescentis. Overall, the results highlighted the need for further characterization of the microbiota in coeliac patients, and suggested a potential role of probiotics and/or prebiotics in restoring their gut microbial balance.     

Predominant genera of fecal microbiota in children with atopic dermatitis are not altered by intake of probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bi-07

The effect of probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM and Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07 on the composition of the Lactobacillus group, Bifidobacterium and the total bacterial population in feces from young children with atopic dermatitis was investigated. The study included 50 children randomized to intake of one of the probiotic strain or placebo. Microbial composition was characterized by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, quantitative PCR and, in a subset of subjects, by pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. The core population of the Lactobacillus group was identified as Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus oris, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, while the bifidobacterial community included Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum and Bifidobacterium catenulatum. The fecal numbers of L. acidophilus and B. lactis increased significantly after intervention, indicating survival of the ingested bacteria. The levels of Bifidobacterium correlated positively (P=0.03), while the levels of the Lactobacillus group negatively (P=0.01) with improvement of atopic eczema evaluated by the Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis index. This correlation was observed across the whole study cohort and not attributed to the probiotic intake. The main conclusion of the study is that administration of L. acidophilus NCFM and B. lactis Bi-07 does not affect the composition and diversity of the main bacterial populations in feces.     

Molecular Characterisation of the Faecal Microbiota in Patients with Type II Diabetes

The investigation provides molecular analyses of the faecal microbiota in type 2 diabetic patients. In order to characterise the gut microbiota in diabetic patients and to assess whether there are changes in the diversity and similarity of gut microbiota in diabetic patients when compared with healthy individuals, bacterial DNAs from 16 type 2 diabetic patients and 12 healthy individuals were extracted from faecal samples and characterised by PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) with primers specifically targeting V3 region of the 16S rRNA gene, as well as been sequenced for excised gel bands. The counts of Bacteroides vulgatus, Clostridium leptum subgroup and Bifidobacterium genus were assessed using quantitative PCR. By comparing species diversity profiles of two groups, we observed that there were no significant differences between diabetic and healthy group, although a few diabetic individuals (D6, D8) exhibited a remarkable decrease in species profiles. As for the similarity index, it was lower in inter-group than that in intra-group, which showed that the composition of gut microbiota in diabetic group might be changed due to diabetes status. Sequencing results also revealed that bacterial composition of diabetic group was different from that of the healthy group. B. vulgatus and Bifidobacterium genus were low represented in the microbiota of diabetic group, and the significant decrease was observed for Bifidobacterium by real-time PCR. Taken together, in this work we observed the characterisation of gut microbiota in diabetic patients, which suggestes that the gut microbiota of diabetes patients have some changes associated with occurrence and development of diabetes.     

Differences in faecal bacteria populations and faecal bacteria metabolism in healthy adults and celiac disease patients

Differences in the intestinal microbiota between children and adults with celiac disease (CD) have been reported; however, differences between healthy adults and adults with CD have not been clearly demonstrated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in the intestinal microbiota between adults with CD and healthy individuals. Microbial communities in faecal samples were evaluated by PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and gas-liquid chromatography of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs). The study group included 10 untreated CD patients, 11 treated CD patients and 11 healthy adults (in normal gluten diet and in GFD). UPGMA clustered the dominant microbial communities of healthy individuals together and separated them from the dominant microbial communities of the untreated CD patients. Most of the dominant microbial communities of the treated CD patients clustered together with those of healthy adults. The treated CD patients showed a reduction in the diversity of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species. The presence of Bifidobacterium bifidum was significantly higher in untreated CD patients than healthy adults. There was a significant difference between untreated CD patients and healthy adults, as well as between treated CD patients and healthy adults, regarding acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, and total SCFAs. In conclusion: healthy adults have a different faecal microbiota from that of untreated CD patients. A portion of the treated CD patients displayed a restored "normal" microbiota. The treated CD patients significantly reduce the Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium diversity. Healthy adults have a different faecal SCFAs content from that of CD patients.