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Bacterial species, such as Escherichia coli and Bacteroides fragilis, are associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) development in humans and CRC mouse models
Cullin et al. 2021 Cancer Cell 39: 1317-1341

Topping the rank in cancer causing infections, Helicobacter pylori is singled out as the only bacterial carcinogen
de Martel et al. 2020 Lancet Glob. Health 8: e180-e190

A 7-year study of over 50,000 patients indicates that certain previous infections are linked to the formation of various cancers
Inaida & Matsuno 2020 Cancer…

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Collateral damage: insights into bacterial mechanisms that predispose host cells to cancer
Gagnaire et al. 2017 Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 15: 109-128
Global burden of cancers attributable to infections in 2008: a review and synthetic analysis
de Martel et al. 2012
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Microbiome and cancer
Ohtani 2015 Semin Immunopathol 37(1): 65-72
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Microbiome and cancer
Cullin et al. 2021 Cancer Cell 39: 1317-1341
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Previous Infection Positively Correlates to the Tumor Incidence Rate of Patients with Cancer
Inaida & Matsuno 2020 Cancer Immunol Res 08: 580
The global health burden of infection-associated cancers in the year 2002
Parkin 2006 Int J Cancer 118: 3030–3044
The search for infectious causes of human cancers: where and why (Nobel lecture)
zur Hausen 2009

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