US EditionHidden Virus Found in Gut Bacteria Is Linked to Colorectal Cancer
Researchers found prophages in Bacteroides fragilis genomes twice as common in colorectal cancer patients, suggesting potential viral markers for screening, though causation is unproven.
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Hidden Virus Found in Gut Bacteria Is Linked to Colorectal Cancer
Researchers have made a significant step forward in understanding how gut bacteria, and specifically a newly discovered virus, can contribute to colorectal cancer – one of the most common forms of cancer in the developed world. The researchers, from institutions in Denmark and Australia, wanted to take a closer look at an association previously identified between colorectal cancer and a bacterium called Bacteroides fragilis. This bacterium often…
A virus hiding inside bacteria may help explain colorectal cancer
SewCreamStudio/Shutterstock.comThe gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A new study from a Danish research team offers a possible clue. When they looked beyond the bacterium itself and into its genome, they found a previously unknown virus embedded within it – one that was significantly more common i…
Bacteroides Fragilis May Be A Fifth Columnist Helping Colon Cancer In Your Body
The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A new study from a Danish research team offers a possible clue. When they looked beyond the bacterium itself and into its genome, they found a previously unknown virus embedded within it – one that was significantly more common in cancer patients.
Hidden Virus Found in Gut Bacteria Is Linked to Colorectal Cancer - Thepodiummedia
Researchers have made a significant step forward in understanding how gut bacteria, and specifically a newly discovered virus, can contribute to colorectal cancer – one of the most common forms of cancer in the developed world. The researchers, from institutions in Denmark and Australia, wanted to take a closer look at an association previously identified between colorectal cancer and a bacterium called Bacteroides fragilis. This bacterium often…
Danish and Australian researchers have just taken a decisive step in the understanding of colorectal cancer, one of the most common forms of cancer in developed countries. Their discovery shakes established certainties: a previously unknown virus, tapi inside a common intestinal bacterium, would be associated with the development of this disease. ... Read more The article A virus hidden in intestinal bacteria could play a key role in colorectal …
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