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| Title |
Toxins Secreted by Bacillus Isolated from Lung Adenocarcinomas Favor the Penetration of Toxic Substances
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01301 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alexandra Merlos, Pau Rodríguez, Iván Bárcena-Uribarri, Mathias Winterhalter, Roland Benz, Teresa Vinuesa, Juan A. Moya, Miguel Viñas |
| Abstract |
The aim was to explore the eventual role of bacteria in the induction of lung cancer by smoking habits. Viable bacteria closely related to the genus Bacillus were detected at high frequencies in lung-cancer biopsies. Similar, if not identical, microbes were isolated from cigarettes and in smog. Bacteria present in cigarettes could be transferred to a physiological solution via a "smoker" device that mimicked their potential transfer during smoking those bacteria produce exotoxins able to open transmembrane pores. These channels can be used as a way to penetrate cells of benzopyrenes and other toxic substances present in tobacco products. We hypothesize that Bacillaceae present in tobacco play a key role in the development of lung cancer. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 24 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 13% |
| Unknown | 21 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 13% |
| Researcher | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 17% |
| Unknown | 6 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 25% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 21% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 13% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 4% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 December 2015.
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