Comparison of the microbiomes in prostate cancer

Many human pathologies, such as malignancy, are linked with specific bacteria and changes in the constituents of the microbiome. In order to examine the association between an imbalance of bacteria and prostate carcinoma, a comparison of the microbiomes present in patients with long-term and short-term overall survival, i.e., good (GPT) and bad (BPT) prognosis tumors, respectively, was performed. Specimens from both BPT and GPT were acquired. Comparisons of the microbiomes from patients with GPT and BPT and also with high- (HGT) and low-grade (LGT) prostate malignancies were performed.