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| Fukugaiti,Márcia H.; Ignacio,Aline; Fernandes,Miriam R.; Ribeiro Júnior,Ulysses; Nakano,Viviane; Avila-Campos,Mario J.. |
| Abstract Colorectal carcinoma is considered the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Several microorganisms have been associated with carcinogenesis, including Enterococcus spp., Helicobacter pylori, enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis, pathogenic E. coli strains and oral Fusobacterium. Here we qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated the presence of oral and intestinal microorganisms in the fecal microbiota of colorectal cancer patients and healthy controls. Seventeen patients (between 49 and 70 years-old) visiting the Cancer Institute of the Sao Paulo State were selected, 7 of whom were diagnosed with colorectal carcinoma. Bacterial detection was performed by qRT-PCR. Although all of the tested bacteria were detected in the majority of the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Oral and intestinal bacteria; Colorectal cancer; Intestinal microbiota. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822015000401135 |
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