Escherichia coli from biopsies differ in virulence genes between patients with colorectal neoplasia and healthy controls

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BOSÁK Juraj KOHOUTOVÁ Darina HRALA Matěj KŘENOVÁ Jitka MORÁVKOVÁ Paula REJCHRT Stanislav BUREŠ Jan ŠMAJS David

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Frontiers in Microbiology
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Web https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1141619/full
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1141619
Keywords Escherichia coli; virulence factors; colorectal neoplasia; cancer; genotoxin; invasion; ibeA
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Description Introduction: Pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli have been clearly identified as the causative agents of extraintestinal and diarrheal infections; however, the etiopathogenic role of E. coli in other conditions, including colorectal cancer, remains unclear. Methods: This study aimed to characterize mucosal E. coli isolates (n = 246) from 61 neoplasia patients and 20 healthy controls for the presence of 35 genetic determinants encoding known virulence factors. Results: Virulence determinants encoding invasin (ibeA), siderophore receptor (iroN), S-fimbriae (sfa), and genotoxin (usp) were more prevalent among E. coli isolated from patients with neoplasia compared to the control group (p < 0.05). In addition, the prevalence of these virulence determinants was increased in more advanced neoplasia stages (padj < 0.0125). Compared to patients with advanced colorectal adenoma and carcinoma, the ibeA gene was rarely found in the control group and among patients with non-advanced adenoma (p < 0.05), indicating its potential as the advanced-neoplasia biomarker. Patients with neoplasia frequently had E. coli strains with at least one of the abovementioned virulence factors, whereby specific combinations of these virulence factors were found. Discussion: These findings suggest that E. coli strains isolated from patients with colorectal neoplasia possess several virulence factors, which could contribute to the development of neoplastic processes in the large intestine.
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