A colon cancer "prequel"

Cell Host Microbe. 2021 Oct 13;29(10):1480-1481. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.09.013.

Abstract

The development of colorectal cancer has been predicted to inolve the enteric microbiome. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Kordahi et al. (2021) address this predisposition by identifying not just pathobiont micro-organisms but also distinct microbial signatures within those bacteria that predict the presence of pre-cancerous polyps.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria
  • Colonic Neoplasms*
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
  • Humans
  • Microbiota*