Evaluation of cinnamon extract effects on clbB gene expression and biofilm formation in Escherichia coli strains isolated from colon cancer patients

Abstract Background Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the world. Colibactin, which is synthesized by the pks genomic island of E. coli interfere with the eukaryotic cell cycle. Cinnamon has an antimicrobial effect and cons...

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Main Authors: Faezah Kosari, Mohammad Taheri, Abbas Moradi, Reza Hakimi Alni, Mohammad Yousef Alikhani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-06736-1