Limited resource availability in the gut promotes competitive interactions between bacteria, which drive adaptive within-host evolution. While the role of bacterial adaptive evolution of bacterial communities has been extensively studied, its functional implications for host physiology remain unk...
A prospective observational pilot study from right-sided colorectal cancer (RCRC) patients was performed at Imperial College London NHS Trust, UK. Treatment naïve patients undergoing elective resectional surgery for primary RCRCs were recruited. Fresh intra-luminal fecal samples were obtained at ...