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. 2022 Apr 14;185(8):1292-1294.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.03.013.

Bacteria in tumors "hit the road" together

Gregory D Longmore  1
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Bacteria in tumors "hit the road" together

Gregory D Longmore. Cell. .

Abstract

Tumors contain bacteria, but the functional significance of this tumor microbiota is not appreciated. Fu et al. show that bacteria within breast tumor cells contribute to metastasis, in part, by enhancing tumor cell survival to mechanical fluid shear stress as would be found in the circulation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of interests The Longmore laboratory currently receives funding from Pfizer-CTI, San Diego, CA, and Centene Corporation, St. Louis, MO.

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