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Colonic mucosal biopsies from patients with active Crohn's disease (CD;\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    =10), active ulcerative colitis (UC;\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    =10) and healthy individuals (HI;\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    =10) were compared by 16S rRNA gene and rRNA profiles using clone libraries with more than 1700 sequenced clones. Bacterial richness was significantly lower in clone libraries based on rRNA compared to those based on the rRNA genes in the CD group (3.01 vs 3.91) and the UC group (3.61 vs 4.15), but showed no difference in HI (3.81 vs 3.85). The qualitative composition of rRNA and rRNA gene clone libraries was significantly different, with the phylum\n                    <jats:italic>Bacteroidetes<\/jats:italic>\n                    being the most active (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.01) compared to other populations in all clinical groups. In contrast,\n                    <jats:italic>Actinobacteria<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Firmicutes<\/jats:italic>\n                    were inactive in the CD group, while\n                    <jats:italic>Escherichia<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. were both abundant and active in the CD and UC groups. Most of the phylotypes showing the highest activity index ratios represented less than 1\u200a% of the microbiota. Our findings indicate that specific bacterial populations are activated in IBD patients, while other groups are in an inactive or \u2018dormant\u2019 state. 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