Beyond bacteria: Role of non-bacterial gut microbiota species in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer progression

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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Letter to the Editor

World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2024; 30(36): 4078-4082
Published online Sep 28, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i36.4078

Beyond bacteria: Role of non-bacterial gut microbiota species in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer progression

Hania Haque, Syeda Warisha Zehra, Mohammad Shahzaib, Saif Abbas, Nazish Jaffar

Hania Haque, Syeda Warisha Zehra, Mohammad Shahzaib, Saif Abbas, Department of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi 75510, Sindh, Pakistan

Nazish Jaffar, Department of Pathology, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi 75510, Sindh, Pakistan

Author contributions: Haque H and Zehra SW analyzed the literature and wrote the letter; Shahzaib M and Abbas S conducted relevant literature search; Shahzaib M proposed the idea; Jaffar N guided us through the process; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.

Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Corresponding author: Hania Haque, MBBS, Doctor, Department of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Rafiqui HJ, Iqbal Shaheed Road, Karachi Cantonment, Karachi 75510, Sindh, Pakistan. haniahaque2002@gmail.com

Received: June 9, 2024
Revised: August 11, 2024
Accepted: September 6, 2024
Published online: September 28, 2024
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Core Tip: This letter to the editor intends to contribute to the conversation surrounding the role of gut microbiota in the progression of conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. The letter emphasizes the importance of recognizing microbial components beyond bacteria that also play a significant role in the pathogenesis of these diseases, along with encouraging further studies in this area to better understand the role of viruses, fungi and archaea.