Table 4.

Mycoplasma infection in colorectal tumors and matching normal tissue specimens. The presence (+) or absence (−) of mycoplasma was in the samples was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR and then confirmed by DNA sequencing. Gender: female, F; male, M. Race: Asian, A; African-American, B; Caucasians, W. Tumor localization: proximal (p) or distal (d) colon. Tumor differentiation: poor, P; moderate, M; well-differentiated, W. Tumor staging is based on the Dukes classification system. ND, not determined; UN, unknown

Case	Normal	Tumor	Gender	Age at diagnosis	Race	Location	Differentiation	Stage
38	+	+	F	72	B	p	WM	C
54	+	+	F	34	W	p	P	D
62	+	+	M	62	W	p	M	B
92	+	+	M	37	W	d	M	B
193	ND	+	F	68	W	d	M	B
336	+	+	F	75	B	p	WM	B
402	+	+	M	50	UN	d	M	C
407	+	+	M	68	UN	d	M	C
408	+	+	F	78	UN	p	M	B
414	+	+	M	77	B	d	M	A
418	+	+	F	70	UN	p	M	C
446	+	+	F	87	UN	p	M	B
458	ND	+	M	54	W	p	W	B
480	ND	+	M	74	W	p	W	B
482	+	+	F	46	B	p	W	C
491	ND	+	F	67	UN	d	M	B
498	+	+	F	92	A	p	M	D
504	ND	+	F	76	W	p	P	B
506	ND	+	M	77	W	p	M	C
522	+	+	F	66	W	p	M	D
526	−	+	M	73	W	p	M	D
527	+	+	M	49	B	d	M	B
536	+	+	F	61	B	p	UN	O
538	+	+	F	88	W	p	M	C
544	+	+	F	66	W	p	M	B
557	+	+	M	65	W	p	UN	D
583	ND	+	M	51	W	p	M	B
584	+	+	M	69	W	d	UN	C
590	+	+	F	76	W	p	M	C
595	+	+	M	84	W	p	UN	B
603	−	+	M	37	UN	p	M	B
605	−	+	M	39	W	d	M	D
608	+	+	M	57	W	d	M	B
609	+	+	M	56	W	p	M	C
610	−	+	M	60	W	d	M	B
612	+	+	M	79	W	p	UN	C
613	−	+	F	45	W	p	P	A
634	+	+	M	85	W	p	M/P	B
656	+	+	F	64	W	p	M	C
662	+	+	M	92	W	p	M	C
664	ND	+	F	88	W	d	M	C
672	+	+	F	60	W	p	M	B
692	ND	+	M	78	B	p	MP	B
694	+	+	M	62	W	d	M	C
700	+	+	F	76	W	p	M	B
703	+	+	F	67	W	p	P	C
707	+	+	F	75	W	p	UN	B
726	+	+	M	73	W	d	M	D
729	+	+	M	74	W	UN	UN	M
733	+	+	M	64	W	d/p	W/M	C
55	ND	−	M	68	B	d	WM	B
89	+	−	M	39	W	p	UN	A
199	−	−	M	61	UN	d	M	A
267	−	−	F	68	B	UN	UN	M
413	ND	−	F	61	UN	p	M	B
447	ND	−	M	72	W	d	M	D
455	+	−	M	37	B	p	MP	B
485	ND	−	F	81	B	p	W	B
486	+	−	M	75	UN	p	M	B
492	ND	−	F	45	W	d	WM	B
514	+	−	F	72	W	p	M	D
523	ND	−	F	80	W	d	M	B
525	−	−	M	60	B	p	M	B
535	ND	−	M	69	W	d	M	D
611	−	−	F	86	W	p	P	C
661	−	−	M	67	B	d	M	A
677	−	−	F	71	W	p	P	B
691	−	−	F	53	W	p	MP	C
728	+	−	F	84	UN	p	M	B
730	−	−	F	56	UN	p	M	D
739	−	−	F	75	W	d	M	C