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International Journal of Clinical & Medical Microbiology Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJCMM-109, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4028/2016/109
Mini Review
Can Crohn's Disease Really be Caused by Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis?-With My Alternative Theory that Reduction in Commensal Gut Bacteria and Resultant Impaired Inactivation of Digestive Proteases as the Primary Cause

Xiaofa Qin

GI Biopharma Inc, 918 Willow Grove Road, Westfield, NJ 07090, United States
Dr. Xiaofa Qin, GI Biopharma Inc, 918 Willow Grove Road, Westfield, NJ 07090, United States, Tel: +1-908-4637423; E-mail: xiaofa_qin@yahoo.com
06 June 2015; 08 August 2016; 10 August 2016
Qin X (2016) Can Crohn's Disease Really be Caused by Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis?-With My Alternative Theory that Reduction in Commensal Gut Bacteria and Resultant Impaired Inactivation of Digestive Proteases as the Primary Cause. Int J Clin Med Microbiol 1: 109. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4028/2016/109

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