Genomic instability in liver cells caused by an LPS-induced bystander-like effect.

Bacterial infection has been linked to carcinogenesis, however, there is lack of knowledge of molecular mechanisms that associate infection with the development of cancer. We analyzed possible effects of the consumption of heat-killed E. coli O157:H7 cells or its cellular components, DNA, RNA, prote...

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Main Authors: Igor Kovalchuk, Paul Walz, James Thomas, Olga Kovalchuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3706549?pdf=render