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Progress in characterizing the linkage between Fusobacterium nucleatum and gastrointestinal cancer

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Progress in characterizing the linkage between Fusobacterium nucleatum and gastrointestinal cancer

Journal of Gastroenterology

Fecha de publicación: 22 september 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-018-1512-9

Autores: Yang Liu, Yoshifumi Baba, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Yuji Miyamoto, Naoya Yoshida, Rong Wu, Hideo Baba.

Background: Microbiome research is a rapidly advancing field in human cancers. Fusobacterium nucleatumis an oral bacterium, indigenous to the human oral cavity, that plays a role in periodontal disease. Recent studies have found that F. nucleatum can promote gastrointestinal tumor progression and affect the prognosis of the disease.

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