Association of Flavonifractor plautii, a Flavonoid-Degrading Bacterium, with the Gut Microbiome of Colorectal Cancer Patients in India

Association of Flavonifractor plautii, a Flavonoid-Degrading Bacterium, with the Gut Microbiome of Colorectal Cancer Patients in India

This study provides novel insights on the CRC-associated microbiome of a unique cohort in India, reveals the potential role of a new bacterium in CRC, and identifies cohort-specific biomarkers, which can potentially be used in noninvasive diagnosis of CRC. The study gains additional significance, as...

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Main Authors: Ankit Gupta, Darshan B. Dhakan, Abhijit Maji, Rituja Saxena, Vishnu Prasoodanan P.K., Shruti Mahajan, Joby Pulikkan, Jacob Kurian, Andres M. Gomez, Joy Scaria, Katherine R. Amato, Ashok K. Sharma, Vineet K. Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-11-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
colorectal cancer
gut microbiome
flavonifractor plautii
biomarkers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00438-19

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