The S100 family of EF-hand calcium (Ca 2+ )-binding proteins is essential for a wide range
of cellular functions. During infection, certain S100 proteins act as damage-associated …

Recent studies have shown that individuals with colorectal cancer have an altered gut
microbiome compared to healthy controls. It remains unclear whether these differences are a …

Recent studies have suggested that the gut microbiome may be an important factor in the
development of colorectal cancer. Abnormalities in the gut microbiome have been reported in …

Background A growing body of evidence indicates that the gut microbiome plays a role in
the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). Patients with CRC harbor gut microbiomes that …

Enteric pathogens are exposed to a dynamic polymicrobial environment in the gastrointestinal
tract 1 . This microbial community has been shown to be important during infection, but …

Clostridium difficile is the most commonly reported nosocomial pathogen in the United
States and is an urgent public health concern worldwide 1 . Over the past decade, incidence, …

Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of hospital-acquired gastrointestinal infections
and a major public health burden in the United States. C. difficile infection causes a spectrum …

Ecologists hypothesize that community structure and stability affect productivity, sensitivity to
invasion and extinction, and resilience and resistance to perturbations. Viewed in the …

Background Clostridioides difficile (formerly known as Clostridium difficile) is a bacterium
that can cause potentially life‐threatening diarrheal illness in individuals with an unhealthy …

Gastric carcinogenesis is mediated by complex interactions among Helicobacter pylori, host,
and environmental factors. Here, we demonstrate that H. pylori augmented gastric injury in …