Sign in to NCBI

Display Settings:

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination
We are sorry, but NCBI web applications do not support your browser and may not function properly. More information
    Clin Microbiol Infect. 2006 Aug;12(8):782-6.

    A possible role of Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin in the aetiology of colorectal cancer.

    Toprak NU, Yagci A, Gulluoglu BM, Akin ML, Demirkalem P, Celenk T, Soyletir G.

    Source

    Department of Clinical Microbiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. nulger@marmara.edu.tr

    Abstract

    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.

    PMID:
    16842574
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

    Publication Types, MeSH Terms, Substances

    Publication Types

    MeSH Terms

    Substances

    LinkOut - more resources

    Full Text Sources

    Other Literature Sources

    Medical

      Supplemental Content

      Icon for Blackwell Publishing

      Save items

      loading

      Related citations in PubMed

      See reviews... See all...

      Cited by 22 PubMed Central articles

      See all...

      Related information

      • Related Citations
        Calculated set of PubMed citations closely related to the selected article(s) retrieved using a word weight algorithm. Related articles are displayed in ranked order from most to least relevant, with the “linked from” citation displayed first.
      • Compound (MeSH Keyword)
        PubChem chemical compound records that are classified under the same Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) controlled vocabulary as the current articles.
      • Substance (MeSH Keyword)
        PubChem chemical substance (submitted) records that are classified under the same Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) controlled vocabulary as the current articles.
      • Cited in PMC
        Full-text articles in the PubMed Central Database that cite the current articles.

      Recent activity

      Clear Turn Off Turn On

      Your browsing activity is empty.

      Activity recording is turned off.

      Turn recording back on

      See more...
      You are here: NCBI > Literature > PubMed
      Write to the Help Desk