small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
MONDO:0400000Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names small intestinal bacterial overgrowth yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
The presence of excessive bacteria in the small intestine that can result from result from failure of the gastric acid barrier, failure of small intestinal motility, anatomic alterations, or impairment of systemic and local immunity.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0400000), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- Also called
- SIBO