Cancer is a multifactorial pathology and it represents the second leading cause of death
worldwide. In the recent years, numerous studies highlighted the dual role of the gut …

Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial diarrhoeal disease in many areas of
the world. The high incidence of sporadic cases of disease in humans is largely due to its …

Objective Campylobacter jejuni produces a genotoxin, cytolethal distending toxin (CDT),
which has DNAse activity and causes DNA double-strand breaks. Although C. jejuni …

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), reprogrammed from somatic cells with defined
factors, hold great promise for regenerative medicine as the renewable source of autologous …

Escherichia coli is a normal inhabitant of the human gut. However, E. coli strains of
phylogenetic group B2 harbor a genomic island called “pks” that codes for the production of …

Microbes are residents in a number of body sites, including the oral and nasal cavities,
which are connected to the lung via the pharynx. The associations between oral diseases …

The mucosal tissues of the gastrointestinal, respiratory, reproductive, and urinary tracts, and
the surface of the eye present an enormous surface area to the exterior environment. All of …

Transient infection of eukaryotic cells with commensal and extraintestinal pathogenic
Escherichia coli of phylogenetic group B2 blocks mitosis and induces megalocytosis. This …

Aphids engage in symbiotic associations with a diverse assemblage of heritable bacteria. In
addition to their obligate nutrient-provisioning symbiont, Buchnera aphidicola, aphids may …

The occurrence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been rising expeditiously and anticipated
that 2.4 million new occasions of CRC will be detected yearly around the world until the year …