The presence of bacteria varies between colorectal adenocarcinomas, precursor lesions and non-malignant tissue

Abstract Background A causal association has been suggested between certain bacteria and colorectal cancer (CRC). Only a few studies have, however, investigated the presence of these bacteria directly in colon tissue with conflicting results. It is thus uncertain which role they may have in prognosi...

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Main Authors: Caspar Bundgaard-Nielsen, Ulrik T. Baandrup, Lars P. Nielsen, Suzette Sørensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5571-y