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Table 4 Characterictics of bacteriocinogeny in patients with CRC

From: Escherichia colistrains of phylogenetic group B2 and D and bacteriocin production are associated with advanced colorectal neoplasia

Staging (TNM classification)

I

II

III

IV

Bactericinogenic strains

6/12 (50%)

10/12 (83%)

26/38 (68%)

6/6 (100%)

Colicinogenic strains

3/12 (25%)

4/12 (33%)

20/38 (53%)

4/6 (67%)

Microcinogenic strains

5/12 (42%)

8/12 (67%)

24/38 (63%)

6/6 (100%)

Strains producing colicin and microcin

2/12 (17%)

2/12 (17%)

18/38 (47%)

4/6 (67%)

  1. Association between increasing bacteriocinogeny, colicinogeny, microcinogeny, colicinogeny & microcinogeny with an increasing stage of CRC. A statistically significant difference was found in microcinogeny between the stage 1 and stage 4: p = 0.038.