Rethinking the tumor microbiome: Methodological challenges and a framework for rigorous research

Lingxuan Zhu, Zhixing Deng, Weiming Mou, Gengwen Deng, Hongyu Lu, Liling Xu, Shujia Lin, Hongsen Huang, Keren Wu, Qiheng Liang, Hao Li, Ziwen Zheng, Anqi Lin, Peng Luo

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DOI: 10.1002/mlf2.70107
Published: 2026-10
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BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.1002/mlf2.70107,
  title = {Rethinking the tumor microbiome: Methodological challenges and a framework for rigorous research},
  author = {Lingxuan Zhu and Zhixing Deng and Weiming Mou and Gengwen Deng and Hongyu Lu and Liling Xu and Shujia Lin and Hongsen Huang and Keren Wu and Qiheng Liang and Hao Li and Ziwen Zheng and Anqi Lin and Peng Luo},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {mLife},
  doi = {10.1002/mlf2.70107},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/mlf2.70107}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Rethinking the tumor microbiome: Methodological challenges and a framework for rigorous research
AU  - Lingxuan Zhu
AU  - Zhixing Deng
AU  - Weiming Mou
AU  - Gengwen Deng
AU  - Hongyu Lu
AU  - Liling Xu
AU  - Shujia Lin
AU  - Hongsen Huang
AU  - Keren Wu
AU  - Qiheng Liang
AU  - Hao Li
AU  - Ziwen Zheng
AU  - Anqi Lin
AU  - Peng Luo
PY  - 2026
JO  - mLife
DO  - 10.1002/mlf2.70107
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Zhu, L., Deng, Z., Mou, W., Deng, G., Lu, H., Xu, L., Lin, S., Huang, H., Wu, K., Liang, Q., Li, H., Zheng, Z., Lin, A., & Luo, P. (2026). Rethinking the tumor microbiome: Methodological challenges and a framework for rigorous research. mLife. https://doi.org/10.1002/mlf2.70107

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