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• Vanderbilt Scientists Discover How Gut Pathogen Rewires Metabolism to Fuel Colorectal Cancer and Diarrhea

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  Researchers have identified that the bacterium Bacteroides fragilis actively reprograms intestinal cell metabolism to create an oxygen-rich environment necessary for its own coloni...

• Intestinal Pathogen B. Fragilis Found to Reprogram Host Metabolism Creating Oxygen-Rich Environments for Cancer Growth

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  A study published in the journal Cell reveals that the bacterium ETBF actively reshapes the gut environment by manipulating intestinal cell metabolism to fuel its own colonization....

• Discovery of hidden gut virus solves medical paradox regarding colon cancer and common bacteria

  Published: Apr 23, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark have identified a previously unknown virus residing within common gut bacteria that significantly increases colorectal cancer risk...