Bacteria Moving into Focus of Human Cancer

Cell Host Microbe. 2015 Jun 10;17(6):728-30. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2015.05.016.

Abstract

Although bacteria have long been associated with human cancer, drawing causal relationships has been difficult. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Scanu et al. (2015) provide evidence for a transforming activity of Salmonella Typhimurium on predisposed host cells, which can subsequently form tumors in a xenograft model.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions*
  • Humans
  • Salmonella Infections / pathology*
  • Salmonella enterica / pathogenicity*