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Salmonella, the insidious contributor to gallbladder and colon cancers

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Salmonella infects hundreds of millions of people yearly, invading host cells and altering signalling pathways that can promote cancer. Owing to their biological origin, Salmonella-induced cancers may respond better to specific treatments, shedding light on different modes of bacterially driven cellular transformation and effective ways to counter them.

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Fig. 1: Multiple mechanisms promote cell transformation following Salmonella infection.

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Stévenin, V., Neefjes, J. Salmonella, the insidious contributor to gallbladder and colon cancers. Nat Rev Cancer 25, 317–318 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41568-025-00812-z

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