Intratumor Lactobacillus-derived lactate inhibits tumor ferroptosis through STAT3 lactylation in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene sequencing was performed to analyze microbiota features in 102 cases of tissue blocks from 27 patients with ESCC. The aim of the study was designed to find different bacteria in cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues.