3.2 Microbial communities in the normal colorectal mucosa, polyps and faeces
polyp, colorectal polyps
COLORECTAL POLYPS
The overall composition of faecal microbial communities appeared similar at the levels of phylum and genus in patients with colorectal polyps and healthy individuals, and so did the normal mucosal microbial communities. In patients with colorectal polyps, the composition of the microbial communities in colorectal polyps tissue appeared similar with that in the normal mucosa at the levels of phylum and genus. Nevertheless, microbial communities in faeces appeared different from that in tissues of the normal colorectal mucosa and polyp (Microbial communities among sampling sites. 