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: Tags: Research article Source Type: research