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Specific clones of Staphylococcus lugdunensis may be associated with colon carcinoma.
Journal of infection and public health - 1 Jan 2000
Noguchi Norihisa, Fukuzawa Mari, Wajima Takeaki, Yokose Kaoru, Suzuki Masae, Nakaminami Hidemasa, Kawai Takashi, Moriyasu Fuminori, Sasatsu Masanori
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus lugdunensis produces a tannase with activity that may be associated with the onset of colon carcinoma. To clarify this feature of colon carcinoma-associated S. lugdunensis, we obtained isolates from healthy subjects and patients with colon adenomas and carcinomas and analyzed their genetic backgrounds. In total, 40 S. lugdunensis isolates from 288 rectal swabs collected between 2002 and 2008 were...
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