Relative carriage rates of nuclear dehydrogenating clostridia in two populations of different colorectal cancer risk. Issue 1 (January 1983)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Borriello, SP; Drasar, BS; Tomkins, A; Hill, MJ
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical pathology. Volume 36:Issue 1(1983)
• Page Start: 93
• Page End: 95
• Publication Date: 1983-01
• Subjects: Pathology -- Periodicals; Pathology, Molecular -- Periodicals; 616.0705
• DOI: 10.1136/jcp.36.1.93
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9746

Abstract

Abstract : Carriage of nuclear dehydrogenating clostridia has been associated with colon cancer and implicated in its aetiology. This study has compared the carriage of these organisms in a British population at high risk for the development of colon cancer with a low risk Nigerian population. Clostridia were found in all of the stools from both populations. Nuclear dehydrogenating clostridia were only found in the stools of the British subjects (32%). These results support the suggestion that the carriage rate of nuclear dehydrogenating clostridia in a population is related to the risk of colon cancer.