Comparison of microbiological profile of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) isolates from subjects with colorectal cancer (CRC) or intestinal pre-cancerous lesions versus healthy individuals and evaluation of environmental factors involved in intestinal dysbiosis

CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that some types of ETBF seem to better adapt and colonize the human gut and that the selective pressure exerted by factors related to lifestyle, such as pharmacological therapy and weight, could facilitate their persistence in the gut and their possible involvement in CRC development.PMID:37380012 | DOI:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2023.102757

Source: Anaerobe - June 28, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Patrizia Spigaglia Fabrizio Barbanti Elena Angela Pia Germinario Enrico Maria Criscuolo Giovanni Bruno Lupe Sanchez-Mete Barbara Porowska Vittoria Stigliano Fabio Accarpio Andrea Oddi Ilaria Zingale Silvia Rossi Roberta De Angelis Alessia Fabbri Source Type: research