Specific clones of Staphylococcus lugdunensis may be associated with colon carcinoma

Autor: Mari Fukuzawa, Kaoru Yokose, Masae Suzuki, Takashi Kawai, Norihisa Noguchi, Fuminori Moriyasu, Hidemasa Nakaminami, Takeaki Wajima, Masanori Sasatsu
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 39-42 (2018)
ISSN: 1876-0341
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2017.03.012
Popis: Staphylococcus lugdunensis produces a tannase with activity that may be associated with the onset of colon carcinoma. To clarify this feature of colon carcinoma-associated S. lugdunensis, we obtained isolates from healthy subjects and patients with colon adenomas and carcinomas and analyzed their genetic backgrounds. In total, 40 S. lugdunensis isolates from 288 rectal swabs collected between 2002 and 2008 were used. These isolates were classified into four groups according to the diseases of the subjects: healthy (n = 13), colon carcinoma (n = 13), colon adenoma (n = 9), and unknown (n = 5). The isolates were also classified by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multi-locus sequence typing. In addition, an antimicrobial susceptibility test and detection of resistance genes were performed for all isolates. According to the PFGE analysis, 40 isolates could be classified into five groups. Among the groups, carcinoma and colon adenoma patients were significantly more frequently (40.9%) classified into group D (p
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