A novel family of Burkholderiales bacteria was identified in ileal biopsy specimens from children presenting with symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease. A molecular subtyping approach based on sequencing of a variable region of the bacteria's 23S rRNA genes identified three variants. Pilot analysis identified one variant to be significantly associated with perianal Crohn's disease.
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