A functional immune-based platform for donor-recipient matching in faecal microbiota transplantation for inflammatory bowel disease
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Authors
- Federica Perillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3887-1883)
- Martina Gilodi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0969-0637)
- Chiara Amoroso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6566-9512)
- Sara Frazzini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8810-0003)
- Francesco Strati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7217-3355)
- Federica Facciotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2541-9428)
- Flavio Caprioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8077-8175)
- Daniele Noviello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3482-0109)
- Martina Muià
- Bruna Caridi
- Paola Maragno
- Maurizio Vecchi
Institutions
- University of Milan (IT)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EBioMedicine
- Published
- 2026-09-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106475
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fondazione AIRC per la ricerca sul cancro ETS
- Ministero della Salute