Microbiome analysis of gut microbiota in patients with colorectal polyps and healthy individuals

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Authors
Deng D, Zhao L, Song H, Wang H, Cao H, Cui H, Zhou Y, Cui R
Journal
Scientific reports
Year
2025
Keywords:
Colorectal polyps, Gut microbiota, Microbiome analysis
Colorectal polyps serve as the primary precursors for colorectal cancer. A close relationship has been observed between colorectal polyps and gut microbiota. However, the composition and role of the microbiome associated with tubular adenoma are not well understood. In this study, we prospectively evaluated alterations in gut microbiota among patients with colorectal polyps. A total of 60 subjects were enrolled in this study, including 30 patients with colorectal polyps (CP group) and 30 healthy controls (control group). The 16S rRNA sequencing was employed to characterize the gut microbiome in fecal samples. The results revealed that the beta diversity of the gut microbiota in the CP group significantly differs from that of the control group (p = 0.001). At the phylum level, the relative abundance of Bacteroides, Fusobacteria, and Proteobacteria was higher in the CP group compared to the control group (p < 0.05), whereas the relative abundance of Actinobacteria was higher in the control group in comparison to the CP group (p < 0.05). At the genus level, the abundance of Bacteroides increased in the CP group (p < 0.05), while Bifidobacterium declined in the CP group (p < 0.05). At the species level, the abundance of Clostridium perfringens, unidentified_Bacteroides, unidentified_Dorea, Escherichia coli, Clostridium ramosum, and Ruminococcus gnavus was higher (p < 0.05), whereas the abundance of Bifidobacterium adolescentis, unclassified_Bifidobacterium, Bifidobacterium longum, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, and unidentified_Bifidobacterium is lower in CP group compared to the control group (p < 0.05). There was a structural imbalance in the composition of intestinal colonization flora for CP patients, characterized by a decrease in beneficial bacteria and an increase in harmful bacteria. Escherichia, Shigella, and Bacteroides may serve as promising biomarkers for early detection of colorectal polyps.

Experiment 1


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Subjects

Location of subjects
China
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Homo sapiens
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Feces Cow dung,Cow pat,Droppings,Dung,Excrement,Excreta,Faeces,Fecal material,Fecal matter,Fewmet,Frass,Guano,Matières fécales@fr,Merde@fr,Ordure,Partie de la merde@fr,Piece of shit,Porción de mierda@es,Portion of dung,Portion of excrement,Portion of faeces,Portion of fecal material,Portion of fecal matter,Portion of feces,Portion of guano,Portion of scat,Portionem cacas,Scat,Spoor,Spraint,Stool,Teil der fäkalien@de,Feces,feces
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Colorectal cancer cancer of colorectum,cancer of large bowel,cancer of large intestine,cancer of the large bowel,colon cancer,colorectal cancer,colorectum cancer,CRC,large intestine cancer,malignant colorectal neoplasm,malignant colorectal tumor,malignant colorectum neoplasm,malignant large bowel neoplasm,malignant large bowel tumor,malignant large intestine neoplasm,malignant large intestine tumor,malignant neoplasm of colorectum,malignant neoplasm of large bowel,malignant neoplasm of large intestine,malignant neoplasm of the large bowel,malignant neoplasm of the large intestine,malignant tumor of large bowel,malignant tumor of large intestine,malignant tumor of the large bowel,malignant tumor of the large intestine,Colorectal cancer
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Control groups (ctrl)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Colorectal polyp group (CP)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients undergoing colonoscopy and diagnosed with Colorectal polyps which are protrusions on the surface of the colorectum and serve as the primary precursors to CRC1 (Colorectal cancer 1).
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
30
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
30
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
2 months

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V3-V4
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Illumina

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
relative abundances
Statistical test
LEfSe
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
No
LDA Score above Threshold for the linear discriminant analysis (LDA) score for studies using the popular LEfSe tool
2

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
unchanged
Simpson Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species evenness
unchanged

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Source: Figure 3a, 3b, supplementary Table 1

Description: Linear discriminant analysis effect size analysis of the colorectal propyl (CP) and control groups

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Colorectal polyp group (CP)

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Aggregatibacter
Akkermansia
Bacilli
Bacteroidaceae
Bacteroidales
Bacteroides
Bacteroidia
Bacteroidota
Barnesiella
Barnesiellaceae
Corynebacteriaceae
Corynebacterium
Eggerthella
Enterobacterales
Enterobacteriaceae
Erysipelotrichaceae
Erysipelotrichales
Erysipelotrichia
Escherichia
Eubacterium
Gammaproteobacteria
Lachnospiraceae
Lactobacillales
Pseudomonadota
Ruminococcus
Shigella
Streptococcaceae
Streptococcus
Verrucomicrobiaceae
Verrucomicrobiales
Verrucomicrobiia
Verrucomicrobiota
Lachnospiraceae_RuminococcusLachnospiraceae_Ruminococcus
Erysipelotrichaceae_ClostridiumErysipelotrichaceae_Clostridium

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Source: Figure 3a, 3b, supplemetary Table 1

Description: Linear discriminant analysis effect size analysis of the colorectal propyl (CP) and control groups

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Colorectal polyp group (CP)

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Acidimicrobiia
Actinomycetota
Bifidobacteriaceae
Bifidobacteriales
Bifidobacterium
Coprococcus
Faecalibacterium
Gemmiger
Mitsuokella
Oscillospiraceae
Prevotella
Prevotellaceae
Veillonella
Veillonellaceae

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