Gastroenterologycolorectal cancergut microbiome
The Tryptophan Tug-of-War: How Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Counteracts Bacteroides fragilis in Colorectal Cancer
By MedXY|Mar 8, 2026
A comprehensive multi-omics study reveals that Faecalibacterium prausnitzii metabolizes tryptophan into picolinic acid, which antagonizes the pro-tumorigenic effects of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis by down-regulating TCERG1 and CKAP
