Cassie, that link did not work for me, but I found the article on a Google search. For a long time, there has been talk/research regarding a link between various gut bacteria and different forms of inflammatory arthritis, including ankylosing spondylitis and related diseases. However, this report is different.
This one talks about Prevotella copri.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/re.../11/131105132031.htmMost of the other studies I've looked at talked about Klebsiella as the associated bacterium. Here is one example:
http://www.discoverymedicine.c...se-of-new-treatment/I think in general, there has been a leaning toward bacteria or viruses as being a trigger for most autoimmune disease, and even cancer.
Not sure what we can do about it all, but it is an important thing to find the mechanism that sets these things in motion. Thanks for the report, Cass!
Jan