‘Game-changing’ research findings clarify toxin as a driver of pre-cancerous bowel polyps

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‘Game-changing’ research findings clarify toxin as a driver of pre-cancerous bowel polyps

Frank Frizelle, Otago
Research lead Frank Frizelle says patients who had enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis are getting dysplastic colon lesions
People love genes and other sexy topics, but bugs and shit are not flavour of the month A bacterial toxin carried in the gut by a small minority