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Porphyromonas

Pathology: - increased abundance of Porphyromonas species in patients with colorectal cancer (odds ratio = 5.2) [1]

Specific

Porphyromonas gingivalis

General

Bacteroidaceae

Properties

KINGDOM: monera DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES

References

  1. Ahn J, Sinha R, Pei Z et al Human Gut Microbiome and Risk of Colorectal Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst (2013) Dec 6 PMID: 24316595 http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/11/27/jnci.djt300.abstract - Mai V and Morris JG Need for Prospective Cohort Studies to Establish Human Gut Microbiome Contributions to Disease Risk. Natl Cancer Inst (2013) Dec 6 PMID: 24316594 http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/11/27/jnci.djt349.full