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Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis Induces Host Genotype-Specific Colonic Epithelial and Immune Responses in Mice.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 3 Aug 2026
Southward Taylor, Zhuang Yongbao, Tam Ada, Minsky Hana, Ferri Jacqueline, Michel John, Wu Shaoguang, Wu Xinqun, Larman Tatianna, Housseau Franck, White James R, Sears Cynthia L, Queen Jessica
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BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer pathogenesis involves complex interactions between multiple risk factors including somatic mutations and microbial dysbiosis. A number of individual microbiota members have been implicated in colorectal cancer, including enterotoxigenic strains of Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF). Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis promotes inflammation in mouse models, which has been mechanistically...
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