Probiotic bacteria could help treat Crohn's disease

Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 13:31 in Health & Medicine

New research suggests that infection with a probiotic strain of E. coli bacteria could help treat an reduce the negative effects of another E. coli infection that may be associated with Crohn's disease. Researchrs from the University of Auckland, New Zealand publish their results in the April 2011 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

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