Gut bacteria identified in colorectal cancer patients promote tumourigenesis via butyrate secretion

Several bacteria in the gut microbiota have been associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) but it is not completely clear whether they have a role in tumourigenesis. Here, the authors show enrichment of 12 bacterial taxa in two cohorts of CRC patients and that two Porphyromonas species accelerate CRC...

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Main Authors: Shintaro Okumura, Yusuke Konishi, Megumi Narukawa, Yuki Sugiura, Shin Yoshimoto, Yuriko Arai, Shintaro Sato, Yasuo Yoshida, Shunya Tsuji, Ken Uemura, Masahiro Wakita, Tatsuyuki Matsudaira, Tomonori Matsumoto, Shimpei Kawamoto, Akiko Takahashi, Yoshiro Itatani, Hiroaki Miki, Manabu Takamatsu, Kazutaka Obama, Kengo Takeuchi, Makoto Suematsu, Naoko Ohtani, Yosuke Fukunaga, Masashi Ueno, Yoshiharu Sakai, Satoshi Nagayama, Eiji Hara
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c860ece59e1d4cab983d333630151684
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