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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalence of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) was investigated in stool specimens from 73 patients with colorectal cancer and from 59 control patients. Stool specimens were cultured on Bacteroides Bile Esculin agar and B. fragilis was identified by conventional methods. After DNA extraction, the enterotoxin gene (bft) was detected by PCR in 38% of the isolates from colorectal cancer patients, compared with 12% of the isolates from the control group (p 0.009). This is the first study demonstrating an increased prevalence of ETBF in colorectal cancer patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1198-743X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
782-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
A possible role of Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin in the aetiology of colorectal cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. nulger@marmara.edu.tr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't