Paul Den Uyl, a scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research who led the recent study, extracted and ...

A groundbreaking study reveals why colorectal cancer rates are soaring in adults under 50. Childhood exposure to colibactin from certain E. coli strains could cause DNA mutations that trigger cancer ...

Like many innovative thinkers, molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler began with a question: How do bacteria get any bang for ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Michigan says a bacteria called Dolichospermum is responsible for the toxins ...

A bacterial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E. coli, appears to alter gut DNA in a way that prompts colon cancer, researchers report in the journal Nature. Colibactin ...

A bacterial toxin could be responsible for increases in colon cancer among younger adults Colibactin-related DNA mutations are more than three times as common in early-onset colon cancers ...

Researchers from University of California San Diego and Cancer Grand Challenges have linked a bacterial toxin called colibactin to the increase in early-onset cases." Colibactin is produced by ...

Their specialty lies in decoding patterns of DNA mutations caused by environmental exposures—such as UV radiation and bacterial toxins—and lifestyle behaviors like smoking and drinking.

The toxin, which is an enzyme called EspC, destroys the cells by cutting up their internal protein structure. La Trobe University scientist Professor Begoña Heras, who co-led the research, said ...

Toxins released by gut bacteria are the most common cause of foodborne sickness that is responsible for the spread of colorectal tumors to other parts of the body. Campylobacter jejuni is a ...

Bacteria make protein toxins to compete with other bacteria in microbial communities. A study of a common soil bacterium has revealed a previously unknown type of antibacterial toxin that forms a ...