At the same time, an association of facultative flora in UC patients with arthritis was observed. In these patients, Staphylococcus, Klebsiella and Proteus were found more often in stool cultures. These associations correlated with a modification of the colonocytes’ cell receptor maturity of mucus...
Notably, some of these genes encoded antimicrobial molecules (Ang4, Retnlb, Itln1) and others were associated with mucus production (Fcgbp, Clca1). Antimicrobial peptides are typically produced by Paneth cells, but can also be secreted by goblet cells (GCs), particularly in the LI (Bergstrom...
Approximately 70% of patients pre- senting with diarrhea caused by a strain of Aeromonas had loose stools for ≥3 times per day, 29.4% had watery stools, and 1.0% had mucus-like stool. Erythrocytes and leukocytes were present in 28.4 and 11.6% of samples of stool collected from patients ...