FOOD-POISONING BACTERIA MAY BE BEHIND CROHN'S DISEASE

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HAMILTON, ON — People who retain a particular bacterium in their gut after a bout of food poisoning may be at an increased risk of developing Crohn's disease later in life, according to a new study led by researchers at McMaster University. Using a mouse model of Crohn's disease, the researchers discovered that acute infectious gastroenteritis caused by common food-poisoning bacteria accelerates the growth of adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC) - a bacterium that has been linked to the development of Crohn's.