Oligosaccharides increase the genotoxic effect of colibactin produced by pks+ Escherichia coli strains
Colibactin is a genotoxin that induces DNA double-strand breaks that may lead to carcinogenesis and is produced by Escherichia coli strains harboring the pks island. Human and animal studies have shown that colib...
Source: BMC Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Manon Oliero, Annie Calv é, Gabriela Fragoso, Thibault Cuisiniere, Roy Hajjar, Ulrich Dobrindt and Manuela M. Santos Tags: Research article Source Type: research