Fusobacterium nucleatum and its metabolite hydrogen sulfide alter gut microbiota composition and autophagy process and promote colorectal cancer progression

ABSTRACT Fusobacterium nucleatum is a harmful bacterium that produces hydrogen sulfide by metabolizing sulfur-containing amino acids, both of which have been shown to promote/initiate the development of various cancers, such as colorectal cancer, liver cancer, as well as lung cancer. However, few st...

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Main Authors: Minyu Wang, Zheng Wang, Duncan James Lessing, Min Guo, Weihua Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02292-23