The Food Contaminant Deoxynivalenol Exacerbates the Genotoxicity of Gut Microbiota
An increasing number of human beings from developed countries are colonized by Escherichia coli strains producing colibactin, a genotoxin suspected to be associated with the development of colorectal cancers. Deoxynivalenol (DON) is the most prevalent mycotoxin that contaminates staple food—especial...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017-03-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/2/e00007-17 |