Some strains of streptococci (S. Pyogenes) are capable of destroying malignant tumors

The Deputy Head of the Department of Molecular Microbiology of the IEM, Ph.D. Anna Nikolaevna Tsapieva made a presentation ‘Oncolytic bacteria in tumor therapy’ at the recently held VI Innovative Medical Forum in St. Petersburg. The researcher reported in the speech on the latest results in the search for effective strains and their products for the creation of new anticancer drugs.