Figure 2.

Relative quantification of Streptococcus gallolyticus (SGG), Fusobacterium nucleatum (FN), and Parvimonas micra (PM). The levels of (A) SGG, (B) FN, and (C) PM in control, adenomatous (CRA), or patients at each stage of colorectal cancer (stage I or II, stage III or IV) were calculated as a relative quantification of bacteria among total bacteria [log₁₀(2^{−(CqBacteria − CqAllBacteria)})] using the 16S rRNA gene as a reference. Statistical significance was calculated using the non-parametric Mann–Whitney U test. The real p-value is indicated for groups displaying significant differences.