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Table 8 Intratumoural microbiota that can be targeted

From: Intratumoural microbiota: from theory to clinical application

Intratumoural microbiota

Characteristics

Results

References

C.butyricum

Capable of spontaneous aggregation within Colorectal cancer tissue

Promising anti-tumor efficacy coupled with relatively low toxicity and adverse effects

[119]

Clostridium

Colonization and proliferation are limited to anoxic TME

Promising anti-tumor efficacy

[120]

Salmonella, Escherichia

In the TME with relatively high oxygen content, colonization and proliferation were observed

Promising anti-tumor efficacy

[120]

Listeria Monocytogenes

Combined with radionuclide 188 rhenium (188Re) to provide radioactivity to pancreatic cancer metastasis

Good anti-tumor effect without serious side effects

[122]