Colorectal adenoma presence is associated with decreased menaquinone pathway functions in the gut microbiome of patients undergoing routine colonoscopy
Ilona Vilkoite, Ivars Silamiķelis, Jānis Kloviņš, Ivars Tolmanis, Aivars Lejnieks, Elīna Runce, Krista Cēbere, Ksenija Margole, Olga Sjomina, Laila Silamiķele
The paper identifies microbiome functional changes associated with colorectal adenomas in patients undergoing colonoscopy, highlighting altered vitamin K2 and short-chain fatty acid metabolism.
PLoS ONE · Mar 11, 2026Peer-reviewedBioinformatics