Figure - PMC

Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

View full-text article in PMC

. 2022 Mar 14;12(6):2833–2859. doi: 10.7150/thno.70719

Search in PMC
Search in PubMed
View in NLM Catalog
Add to search

© The author(s)

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions.

PMC Copyright notice

Potential functions of microorganisms on tumor cells for cancer theranostics. Phages and protozoa can display tumor-targeting agents such as peptides. Oncolytic viruses and bacteria can be labelled with imaging agents such as GFP, NIS and so on. Phages oncolytic viruses and bacteria are possible vectors for delivering certain therapeutics including apoptin, siRNA and antibodies. Oncolytic viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa contain or express cytotoxic components that can assist cancer therapy.