Open AccessOral microbiome and history of smoking and colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Ikuko Kato,
Adrian A. Vasquez,
Gregory A Moyerbrailean,
Susan Land,
Jun Sun,
HoSheng Lin,
Jeffrey L. Ram
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of epidemiological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2377-9330
pISSN - 2377-9306
DOI - 10.5430/jer.v2n2p92
Subject(s) - fusobacterium nucleatum , colorectal cancer , fusobacterium , cancer , microbiome , oral microbiome , biology , population , relative species abundance , betaproteobacteria , genetics , unifrac , medicine , gastroenterology , periodontitis , abundance (ecology) , bacteroides , 16s ribosomal rna , gene , bacteria , ecology , environmental health , actinobacteria , porphyromonas gingivalis
The equilibrium of oral microbiome may be altered by environmental factors, including cigarette smoking. Several recent studies also suggest that oral pathogens causing periodontal disease, such as Fusobacterium nucleatum , are involved in pathogenesis of colorectal cancer.