Collateral damage: insights into bacterial mechanisms that predispose host cells to cancer

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 109 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.171 Authors: Aurélie Gagnaire, Bertrand Nadel, Didier Raoult, Jacques Neefjes & Jean-Pierre Gorvel Infections are estimated to contribute to 20% of all human tumours. Viruses are known to induce cell transformation, but evidence has also linked bacteria, such as Helicobacter pylori and Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi, to different cancer types. In addition, Chlamydia

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Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - January 2, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Aur élie Gagnaire Bertrand Nadel Didier Raoult Jacques Neefjes Jean-Pierre Gorvel Tags: Review Source Type: research