Table 2.
Summary data of bacteria statistically over- or under-expressed in tumour samples and their statistical association with established histological biomarkers of poor prognosis.
| EMVI | P | KRAS | p | LVI | p | Differentiation | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteroidetes Bacteroides ↑ | 0.03 | Proteobacteria Aggregatibacter ↑ | 0.01 | Firmicutes Roseburia ↓ | 0.02 | Firmicutes Streptococcus ↑ | 0.029 |
| Firmicutes Solobacterium ↑ | 0.01 | ||||||
| Firmicutes Clostridium XI ↑ | 0.039 | ||||||
| Firmicutes Subdoligranulum ↓ | 0.01 | ||||||
| Fusobacteria Fusobacterium ↑ | 0.033 |
(EMVI = Extra mural vascular invasion, LVI = Lymphovascular invasion).