Distinct colorectal cancer genotypes shape microbial ecosystems and reveal stage-specific microbiota dependencies
Valentina Brunner, Nicholas Bodenstein, Antonio Enrico Zaurito, M Silva, Frederic Saab, Fabian Springer, Fabio Boniolo, Moritz Jesinghaus, Anantharamanan Rajamani, Aritra Mahapatra, Tanja Groll, Nicole A Schmid, Rupert Oellinger, Chen Meng, Sabine Schwamberger, , Markus Tschurtschenthaler
This study shows that different colorectal cancer genotypes create distinct microbial ecosystems and that microbiota dependence decreases as tumors progress.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology