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. 1983 Jan;36(1):93–95. doi: 10.1136/jcp.36.1.93

Relative carriage rates of nuclear dehydrogenating clostridia in two populations of different colorectal cancer risk

SP Borriello *, BS Drasar *, A Tomkins *, MJ Hill *
PMCID: PMC498112  PMID: 6822684

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.

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