The Role of Bacteria in the Pathogenesis of Ulcerative Colitis

Table 1

Summary of enteric bacteria and their contribution to intestinal inflammation in UC.

Role in UC	Strain	Location	Reference
Initiation of inflammation	Campylobacter spp.	Europe	[19, 20]
	Salmonella spp.	Europe	[19, 20]
	Shigella spp.	Europe	[19, 20, 34]
Proinflammatory	Campylobacter spp.	Europe	[37]
	Escherichia coli	Europe and America	[26, 34, 39–43]
	Rhodococcus spp.	Europe	[34]
	Stenotrophomonas spp.	Europe	[34]
	Enterohepatic Helicobacter	Europe and America	[44, 45]
	Bacteroides ovatus	Asia	[46]
	Fusobacterium varium	Asia	[47]
Anti-inflammatory	Bacteroides spp.	Europe and America	[26, 28, 29]
	Firmicutes	America	[29]
	Faecalibacterium prausnitzii	Europe	[34]
	Lactobacillus spp.	Europe	[54]
	Pediococcus acidilactici	Europe	[54]