Infectious disease researcher, Johns Hopkins University
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Last updated Oct 31, 2026
Continuing research on gut bacteria and cancer
In 2009, researchers showed that a toxin made by Bacteroides fragilis causes colon tumors in mice. For nearly two decades, no one knew which protein on the surface of colon cells the toxin grabbed to do it.
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