Bacteriological examination of malignant tumors (retrospective overview)

In recent years multiple reports regarding the bacterial infections and oncogenesis emerged. Some modern researchers make a guess about possible etiological role of microorganisms in tumorogenesis. Meanwhile, in the past, until the mid XX century the connection between oncogenesis and bacterial infections was extensively studied. There were numerous clinical and experimental evidences, pointing the participation of bacteria in the tumor formation and pathogenesis. Owing to the revived interest to role, played by bacteria, in etiology and pathogenesis of malignant tumors we have made a retrospective overview of earlier works, dedicated to this problem.