Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) refers to a group of mycobacteria
encompassing nine members of closely related species that causes tuberculosis in animals …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in human history,
prevailing even in the 21st century. The causative agents of TB are represented by a group …

INTRODUCTION Nearly all mycobacterial species are free-living environmental
saprophytes. A few, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, have evolved to cause …

Background Tuberculosis, caused by bacteria in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(MTBC), is a major global public health burden. Strain-specific genomic diversity in the …

Human tuberculosis (TB) is caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(MTBC). The MTBC comprises several human-adapted lineages known as M. tuberculosis …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a clonal pathogen proposed to have co-evolved with its
human host for millennia, yet our understanding of its genomic diversity and biogeography …

The global health burden of human tuberculosis (TB) and the widespread antibiotic
resistance of its causative agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis warrant new strategies for TB …

Tuberculosis (TB), one of the deadliest threats to human health, is mainly caused by 2 highly
related and human-adapted bacteria broadly known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and …

Previous ancient DNA research has shown that Mycobacterium pinnipedii, which today
causes tuberculosis (TB) primarily in pinnipeds, infected human populations living in the …

First achieved in 1998 by Cole et al., the complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis continues to provide an invaluable resource to understand tuberculosis (TB) …