Distribution of endomicroscopically identified intramucosal bacteria
| Crohn's disease | Ulcerative colitis | Control group | |
| N | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Optical sites | 79 | 87 | 77 |
| Presence of bacteria (% of sites containing intramucosal bacteria) | |||
| Colon and ileum | 85.2 | 75.9 | 16.8 |
| Presence of bacteria (%) per single optical sites (distance from anal verge) | |||
| 10 cm | 62.5 | 100 | 11.1 |
| 20 cm | 85.7 | 75.0 | 0.0 |
| 30 cm | 83.3 | 75.0 | 0.0 |
| 40 cm | 100.0 | 87.5 | 20.0 |
| 50 cm | 77.8 | 77.8 | 0.0 |
| 60 cm | 80.0 | 70.0 | 12.5 |
| 70 cm | 77.8 | 70.0 | 50.0 |
| 80 cm | 90.0 | 55.6 | 14.3 |
| 90 cm | 90.0 | 75.0 | 33.3 |
| Ileum | 100.0 | 75.0 | 20.0 |