A comparative study of the gut microbiota in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

This study compared the stool microbiota via 16S rRNA targeted-amplicon sequencing and analysis of patients with Crohn's disease (CD; N = 20), ulcerative colitis (UC; N = 19), multiple sclerosis (MS; N = 19) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA; N = 21) versus healthy controls (HCs; N = 23). Biological replicates were collected from participants within a 2-month interval.