Background
colorectal cancer, CRC, polyps, Infection, colorectal polyps
COLORECTAL CANCER, INFECTION, COLORECTAL POLYPS
Edited by: Ping Li, Zhejiang Gongshang University, ChinaReviewed by: Yuji Naito, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan; Pugazhendhi Srinivasan, University of Kansas Medical Center, United StatesThis article was submitted to Intestinal Microbiome, a section of the journal Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyColorectal polyps are the most common precursors of colorectal cancer (CRC). The close relationship has been observed between colorectal polyps and gut microbiota. However, gut microbiota signatures among sampling sites in patients with colorectal polyps and healthy adults remain elusive.