The current emergence of multi-, extensively-, extremely-, and total-drug resistant strains of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis poses a major health, social, and economic threat, and stresses …

Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is a highly
infectious disease and worldwide health problem. Based on the WHO TB report, 9 million …

During lysogeny temperate phages establish a truce with the bacterial host. In this state, the
phage genome (prophage) is maintained within the host environment. Consequently, many …

Comparative analyses of mycobacteriophage genomes reveals extensive genetic diversity
in genome organization and gene content, contributing to widespread mosaicism. We …

Many bacterial genomes contain prophages that may act to modulate host physiology.
Prophages that bolster host immunity against viral infection could challenge the …