Micro-sized plastics were first examined for atmospheric environment in 2016. From then on,
they have been detected in both indoor and outdoor atmospheric samples, with indoor …

The causative agent of human tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC),
comprises seven phylogenetically distinct lineages associated with different geographical …

Modern strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the Americas are closely related to those
from Europe, supporting the assumption that human tuberculosis was introduced post …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the Beijing lineage are globally distributed and are
associated with the massive spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in Eurasia …

The human-and animal-adapted lineages of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(MTBC) are thought to have expanded from a common progenitor in Africa. However, the …

The ancient biological'arms race'between microbial pathogens and humans has shaped
genetic variation in modern populations, and this has important implications for the growing …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is primarily a respiratory pathogen. However, 15% of infections
worldwide occur at extrapulmonary sites causing additional complications for diagnosis and …

The causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), M ycobacterium tuberculosis, is an obligate
pathogen that evolved to exclusively persist in human populations. For M. tuberculosis to …

The global health community has set itself the task of eliminating tuberculosis (TB) as a
public health problem by 2050. Although progress has been made in global TB control, the …

Epidemics of drug-resistant bacteria emerge worldwide, even as resistant strains frequently
have reduced fitness compared to their drug-susceptible counterparts. Data from model …