Work

A Probiotic Friend

Year: 2021

Type: letter

Abstract: We read with interest the publication by Nougayrède and coworkers who described that Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 (EcN) is mutagenic by means of its expressed colibactin (1). The contribution of this work on the biological activity of colibactin is of high significance and increases our knowledge on this enigmatic toxin. The use of mouse models is an important methodology to study the effect of colibactin in vivo. Nougayrède et al. provided evidence that EcN has genotoxic potential in the models they applied (1).

Source: mSphere

DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00856-21

Authors: Silke Dubbert, Rudolf von Bünau

Institution: Ardeypharm (Germany)

Language: English

Topic: Escherichia coli research studies

Subfield: Microbiology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,500

OpenAlex ID: W4200252078

Cites: 17

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10