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Identification of low oxygen-tolerating bacteria in prostate secretions of cancer patients and discussion of possible aetiological significance
The microaerophylic organism Propionibacterium acnes has shown consistent association with prostate cancer (PC). Studies linking circumcision with reduced PC further support anaerobes involvement as circumcision reduces anaerobe colonisation on the glans penis. A 1988 study linked anaerobes with PC...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5680220/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29123122 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13782-6 |