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Extracellular superoxide production by Enterococcus faecalis promotes chromosomal instability in mammalian cells.
Gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2007
Wang Xingmin, Huycke Mark M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: We investigated whether Enterococcus faecalis, a Gram-positive intestinal commensal that produces extracellular superoxide, could promote chromosomal instability (CIN) in mammalian cells. METHODS: We measured the ability of E faecalis to promote CIN using hybrid hamster cells (A(L)N) containing human chromosome 11. RESULTS: E faecalis promoted CIN in A(L)N cells with average mutant fractions...
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