Genotoxins: The Mechanistic Links between <i>Escherichia coli</i> and Colorectal Cancer
Emerging evidence indicates bacterial infections contribute to the formation of cancers. Bacterial genotoxins are effectors that cause DNA damage by introducing single- and double-strand DNA breaks in the host cells. The first bacterial genotoxin cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) was a protein ident...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/4/1152 |