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Here, we investigate the contribution of intestinal epithelial-specific loss of Cftr (iCftr KO) to dysbiosis and inflammation in mice treated with either of two anti-obstructive dietary regimens necessary to maintain CF mouse models (PEG laxative or a liquid diet, LiqD). Feces collected from iCftr KO mice and their wildtype (WT) sex-matched littermates were used to measure fecal calprotectin and to perform 16S rRNA sequencing to characterize the gut microbiome. Fecal calprotectin was elevated in iCftr KO relative to WT samples of mice consuming either PEG or LiqD. PEG iCftr KO mice did not show a change in \u03b1-diversity versus WT but demonstrated a significant difference in microbial composition (\u03b2-diversity) with increases in phylum\n                  <jats:italic>Proteobacteria<\/jats:italic>\n                  , family\n                  <jats:italic>Peptostreptococcaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                  , four genera of\n                  <jats:italic>Clostridia<\/jats:italic>\n                  including\n                  <jats:italic>C. innocuum<\/jats:italic>\n                  , and mucolytic genus\n                  <jats:italic>Akkermansia<\/jats:italic>\n                  . Fecal microbiome analysis of LiqD iCftr KO mice showed both decreased \u03b1-diversity and differences in microbial composition with increases in\n                  <jats:italic>Proteobacteria<\/jats:italic>\n                  family\n                  <jats:italic>Enterobacteriaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                  ,\n                  <jats:italic>Firmicutes<\/jats:italic>\n                  families\n                  <jats:italic>Clostridiaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                  and\n                  <jats:italic>Peptostreptococcaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                  , and enrichment of\n                  <jats:italic>Clostridium perfringens<\/jats:italic>\n                  ,\n                  <jats:italic>C. innocuum<\/jats:italic>\n                  ,\n                  <jats:italic>C. difficile<\/jats:italic>\n                  , mucolytic\n                  <jats:italic>Ruminococcus gnavus<\/jats:italic>\n                  , and reduction of\n                  <jats:italic>Akkermansia<\/jats:italic>\n                  . It was concluded that epithelial-specific loss of Cftr is a major driver of CF intestinal dysbiosis and inflammation with significant similarities to previous studies of global Cftr KO mice.\n                <\/jats:p>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>New and noteworthy<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Chronic intestinal inflammation is a manifestation of cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease caused by loss of the anion channel CFTR that is expressed in many tissues. This study shows that intestinal epithelial cell-specific loss of CFTR (iCftr KO) in mice is sufficient to induce intestinal dysbiosis and inflammation. 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