Malignant tumors are still considered as one of leading causes of human motility worldwide due to the complexity and heterogenicity of tumor microenvironment (TME). [1] Current therapeutic efficacy of tumor treatments mainly including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy are not optimistic, which usually have severe side effects, limited tumor permeation, poor prognosis, and high recurrence and metastasis rates. [2] Although emerging tumor immunotherapy has been regarded as the milestone in tumor therapy, some challenges also hinder its clinical therapeutic efficacy. For example, the immune checkpoint blockade therapy with programmed cell death 1-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4, as a revolutionary emerging immunotherapy, is faced with limited immune responses in most patients owing to immunotherapy resistance. [3] Well-known chimeric antigen receipt T (CAR-T) cell therapy is regarded as a breakthrough technology in the clinical therapy of tumors. Most CAR-T therapies have achieved encouraging efficacy in hematological diseases, but the further application in solid tumors requires to be improved. [4] Therefore, with the improved understanding of tumor therapy, some newly emerging therapeutic approaches have been proposed.Bacteria as a natural prokaryotic cell, with inherent tumor targeting and autonomy-driven properties in cancer therapy, are undergoing a rapid development (Figure 1). As early as the 19th century, Coley first leveraged Streptococcus pyogenes as bacterial agents to alleviate sarcoma. [5] Ever since this discovery, researchers have increasing attentions in utilizing microorganisms to fight against tumors such as Clostridium, Listeria, Escherichia. [6] Among them, the emergence of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), composed of live Mycobacterium tuberculosis, are applied in the clinical therapy of bladder cancer. [7] However, the first generation of bacterial therapy based on natural, live, or inactivated bacteria mainly depends on the inherent antitumor properties including tumor-targeting and immunogenicity of bacteria, accompanying with the septic shock and infectious risk. [8] With the in-depth understanding of biological technologies, the second generation of bacterial therapy based on engineered bacteria utilizes the recombinant DNA technology to achieve the spatiotemporally precise manipulation of the bacterial behavior and function. [9] Compared with the first generation, genetically engineered bacteria such as attenuated Salmonella (VNP20009) have attenuated systemic toxicity by selectively knocking out of some genes of virulence factors. [10] Moreover, utilizing genetic engineering technology, bacteria are programmatically induced to synthesize anticancer agents and certain tumor-targeting molecules in situ under the endogenous and exogenous stimuli, which significantly improved therapeutic efficacy of tumors. In conclusion, the superiorities of using natural or engineered bacteria to treating tumors are owing to the following aspects. First, some