Higher enterococcus counts indicate a lower risk of colorectal adenomas: a prospective cohort study

• Published in: Oncotarget Vol. 9; no. 30; pp. 21459 - 21467
• Main Authors: Kawano, Atsuko, Ishikawa, Hideki, Mutoh, Michihiro, Kubota, Hiroyuki, Matsuda, Kazunori, Tsuji, Hirokazu, Matsumoto, Kazumasa, Nomoto, Koji, Tanaka, Ryuichiro, Nakamura, Tomiyo, Wakabayashi, Keiji, Sakai, Toshiyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Impact Journals, LLC 20.04.2018; Impact Journals LLC
• Subjects: Research Paper; intestinal microbiota; colorectal cancer; endoscopic polypectomy; cancer prevention; enterococci

Intestinal bacteria play an important role in human health. This prospective cohort study aimed to investigate the relationship between the abundance of different intestinal bacteria and the risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC). Fecal samples from CRC patients ( 157) were collected at the star...