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SUBMITTER: Gao Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4313696 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gao Zhiguang Z Guo Bomin B Gao Renyuan R Zhu Qingchao Q Qin Huanlong H
Frontiers in microbiology 20150202
The dysbiosis of the human intestinal microbiota is linked to sporadic colorectal carcinoma (CRC). The present study was designed to investigate the gut microbiota distribution features in CRC patients. We performed pyrosequencing based analysis of the 16S rRNA gene V3 region to investigate microbiota of the cancerous tissue and adjacent non-cancerous normal tissue in proximal and distal CRC samples. The results revealed that the microbial structures of the CRC patients and healthy individuals d ...[more]