Microbial Infections and Cancer Therapy

This book deals with the emerging concept that certain pathogenic bacteria and viruses, when infecting people with cancer, actively fight tumors, allowing their regression. It is composed of 12 chapters written by pioneers in microbial, biotech, and cancer research.

Bifidobacterium as a Delivery System of Functional Gene for Cancer Gene Therapy Chao Han, Yu-qing Dai, Zi-chun Hua, Geng-Feng Fu, Yan Yin, Bi Hu, and Gen-xing Xu Therapy with Oncolytic Clostridium novyi-NT: From Mice to Men Shibin Zhou Genetic Engineering of Clostridial Strains for Cancer Therapy Maria Zygouropoulou, Aleksandra Kubiak, Adam V. Patterson, and Nigel P. Minton Bacteria-Derived Alternatives to Live Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Treatment Esther Julian and Estela Noguera-Ortega Genetically Modified Salmonella as Cancer Therapeutics: Mechanisms, Advances and Challenges Xiaoxin Zhang and Zi-Chun Hua Genetically Engineered Oncolytic Salmonella typhimurium Jin Hai Zheng and Jung-Joon Min Engineering E. coli to Combat Cancer Carlos Pinero-Lambea, David Ruano-Gallego, Gustavo Bodelon, Beatriz Alvarez, and Luis Angel Fernandez Live P. aeruginosa as Cancer Vaccine Vector Y. Wang, B. Polack, and B. Toussaint The Anticancer Potential of the Bacterial Protein Azurin and Its Derived Peptide P28 Ana Rita Garizo, Nuno Bernardes, Ananda M. Chakrabarty, and Arsenio M. Fialho Bacteriocins: From Antimicrobial to Potencial Anticancer Agents Ligia Coelho, Nuno Bernardes, and Arsenio M. Fialho Bacteriocins as Anticancer Peptides? A Biophysical Approach Filipa Dias de Oliveira, Miguel A. R. B. Castanho, and Diana Gaspar Where Cancer and Bacteria Meet Alexandra Merlos, Ricardo Perez-Tomas, Jose Lopez-Lopez, and Miguel Vinas