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Enterococcus faecalis promotes a migratory and invasive phenotype in colon cancer cells.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) - 1 May 2022
Williamson Ashley J, Jacobson Rick, van Praagh J B, Gaines Sara, Koo Hyun Y, Lee Brandon, Chan Wen-Ching, Weichselbaum Ralph, Alverdy John C, Zaborina Olga, Shogan Benjamin D
Abstract excerpt
Much about the role of intestinal microbes at the site of colon cancer development and tumor progression following curative resection remains to be understood. We have recently shown that collagenolytic bacteria such as Enterococcus faecalis predominate within the colon postoperatively, particularly at the site of the colon reconnection (i.e. anastomosis) in the early period of post-surgical recovery. The...
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