Disease

Abnormal biofilm features are associated with gut diseases.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is characterised by a group of gut disorders resulting from prolonged inflammation of the digestive tract (esophagus, large intestine, small intestine mouth, stomach). Both genetic and environmental factors (infections, stress, diet) are involved in the development of IBD. However, clinical observations have also revealed that bacterial biofilms are also associated with IBD patients.

Mixed species biofilms, mostly pathogenic in nature, have been observed in dental and gastric infections as well as in gut diseases, chronic gut wounds and colon cancer.

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