Cooperation Between Genotoxic Bacteria Accelerates Tumorigenesis in a Mouse Model of Colon Carcinogenesis
Tamar Plitt, Alix Piessevaux, Urvija Rajpal, Jeremy Fisher, Matthew P. Spindler, Zhihua Li, Ilaria Mogno, Ye Yang, A. Nicole Desch, Gerald Chu, Zhengyu Jiang, Jianyao Wang, Dirk Gevers, David J. Pocalyko, Abby L. Geis, , Jeremiah J. Faith
The paper shows that genotoxic bacteria in the gut accelerate colon cancer in mice, regardless of donor health status.
bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology