Increasing Fusobacterium infections with Fusobacterium varium, an emerging pathogen [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Infections caused by Fusobacterium species are rare; however serious infections with complications or mortality may occur occasionally. We conducted a retrospective study to investigate the clinical features of patients with Fusobacterium infections and ...
Jun Yong Choi, Su Jin Jeong
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Fusobacterium and Colorectal Cancer [PDF]
Frontiers in Oncology, 2018 Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and its pathogenesis has been extensively explored over the past decades. Recently, microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract have emerged as potential etiological agents. In particular,
Jiewen Chen, Herui Yao, Hai Hu
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Full-length 16S rRNA nanopore sequencing enables species resolution of Fusobacterium associated with colorectal cancer [PDF]
Gut MicrobesRecent studies have revealed that the long-recognized link between the historically defined Fusobacterium nucleatum group and colorectal cancer is largely driven by Fusobacterium animalis.
William Rosenbaum +6 more
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Enrichment of T: A→A: T substitutions in the TP53 gene in esophageal carcinoma with high Fusobacterium burden [PDF]
Scientific ReportsExogenous lifestyle and environmental risk factors impact mutation burden in both benign and cancerous tissues. Moreover, interactions between the mucosa-associated microbiome and such genotoxic changes have been implicated in several cancer types.
Tomomitsu Tahara +10 more
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Integrating ANI and phylogenies for re-evaluation of Fusobacterium taxonomy and disease associations [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe genus Fusobacterium encompasses significant pathogens implicated in diseases spanning from infections to cancer. However, taxonomic ambiguities persist within the genus, particularly concerning Fusobacterium nucleatum (sensu lato). Through genus-wide
Dexi Bi +10 more
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MBio, 2022 Fusobacteria are commonly associated with human colorectal cancer (CRC), but investigations are hampered by the absence of a stably colonized murine model.
Barath Udayasuryan +2 more
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Beyond a single species: Mapping virulence traits across the redefined Fusobacterium nucleatum complex [PDF]
VirulenceFusobacterium nucleatum was long regarded as a single species and later subdivided into four subspecies (nucleatum, polymorphum, animalis, vincentii/fusiforme).
Marietta Wolf +7 more
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A Modified Method Incorporating Multiplex PCR Reveals Fusobacterium Prevalence in Southern Chinese Population and Its Correlations in Cancers [PDF]
Microbial BiotechnologyFusobacterium, a gram‐negative anaerobic bacillus in mouth, gastrointestinal tract and elsewhere, has long been considered as opportunistic pathogen. Increasing evidence indicate the association of Fusobacterium with human diseases, especially cancer ...
Tingting Shen +19 more
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Fusobacterium nucleatum in tumors: from tumorigenesis to tumor metastasis and tumor resistance
Cancer Biology and TherapyFusobacterium nucleatum, an anaerobic Gram-negative bacterium primarily residing in the oral cavity, has garnered significant attention for its emerging role in cancer progression and prognosis.
Haitao Sun
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Oncobiome and personalized cancer medicine: myth or reality? [PDF]
World Cancer Research Journal, 2021 The human body is a complex ecosystem inhabited and influenced by an abundance of microorganisms that include bacteria, viruses, fungi, archaea, and protozoa, which collectively make up the commensal microbiota.
M. Romeo
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