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A Toxic Friend: Genotoxic and Mutagenic Activity of the Probiotic Strain Escherichia coli Nissle 1917
- Source :
- mSphere, Vol 6, Iss 4 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- American Society for Microbiology, 2021.
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Abstract
- Nissle 1917 is sold as a probiotic and considered safe even though it has been known since 2006 that it harbors the genes for colibactin synthesis. Colibactin is a potent genotoxin that is now linked to causative mutations found in human colorectal cancer.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23795042
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- mSphere
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.816552cb3c9c46a58c2d718922be086d
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00624-21