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Typhoid toxin hijacks Wnt5a to establish host senescence and Salmonella infection

ElGhazaly, M., Collins, M. O., Ibler, A. E., & Humphreys, D. (2023) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113181 · Cited by 13

Genomic characterization of Escherichia coli with a polyketide synthase (pks) island isolated from ulcerative colitis patients

Lv, C., Abdullah, M., Su, C., Chen, W., Zhou, N., Cheng, Z., Chen, Y., Li, M., Simpson, K. W., Elsaadi, A. M., et al. (2025) · BMC Genomics · doi:10.1186/s12864-024-11198-x · Cited by 13

Bacterial Toxins Are a Never-Ending Source of Surprises: From Natural Born Killers to Negotiators

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The Role of Escherichia coli in the Development and Progression of Cancer

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Replication Study: Intestinal inflammation targets cancer-inducing activity of the microbiota

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Exploring the intricate link between gut microbiota dysbiosis and the aging process: implications for age-related diseases

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Determination of biomarkers associated with neoadjuvant treatment response focusing on colibactin-producing Escherichia coli in patients with mid or low rectal cancer: a prospective clinical study protocol (MICARE)

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Inonotus obliquus polysaccharide are linear molecules that alter the abundance and composition of intestinal microbiota in Sprague Dawley rats

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Identification of Gut Microbiota Profile Associated with Colorectal Cancer in Saudi Population

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Bringing to Light the Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Mucosal Glycosylation as a Key Player

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Gut Microbiota and Epigenetics in Colorectal Cancer: Implications for Carcinogenesis and Therapeutic Intervention

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When our genome is targeted by pathogenic bacteria

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The bacterial genotoxin colibactin promotes colon tumor growth by modifying the tumor microenvironment

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Escherichia Coli producteurs de colibactine et croissance tumorale, du mécanisme à la prévention.

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Escherichia coli Producing Colibactin Triggers Premature and Transmissible Senescence in Mammalian Cells

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757 Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Incident or Recurrent Advanced Adenoma After Colonoscopy

Cougnoux, A., Dalmasso, G., Martinez, R., Buc, E., Delmas, J., Gibold, L., Pezet, D., Wodrich, H., Darfeuille–Michaud, A., Bonnet, R., et al. (2013)

The synthesis of the novel Escherichia coli toxin—colibactin and its mechanisms of tumorigenesis of colorectal cancer

Zhang, G., & Sun, D. (2024) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.1501973 · Cited by 23