Table 2.
Microbiome studies differentiating by CRC carcinogenic pathway or location histopathologic type
| Author | Sample type | Location in colon | Histopathologic type | Molecular/Genetic type | Sample source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flemer et al.51 2017 | Mucosa, stool | X | On and off tumor | ||
| Gao et al.52 2015 | Mucosa | X | On and off tumor | ||
| Dejea et al.53 2014 | Mucosa | X | Biofilms on and off tumors and precursor lesions | ||
| Burns et al.48 2016 | Mucosa | X | On and off tumor | ||
| Ito et al.36 2015 | Mucosa | X | X | X | Tumors and precursor lesions |
| Purcell et al.49 2017 | Mucosa | X | X | Tumors | |
| Hale et al.50 2018 | Mucosa | X | X | On and off tumor | |
| Park et al.37 2016 | Mucosa | X | Precursor lesions, tumors | ||
| Yu et al.38 2016 | Mucosa | X | X | F. nucleatum in tumors and precursor lesions |