Tuberculosis (TB) is the number one cause of human death due to an infectious disease.
The causative agents of TB are a group of closely related bacteria known as the …

Global tuberculosis incidence has declined marginally over the past decade, and
tuberculosis remains out of control in several parts of the world including Africa and Asia …

In the last two decades, multi (MDR), extensively (XDR), extremely (XXDR) and total (TDR)
drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) strains have emerged as a threat to public …

Antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains are threatening progress in
containing the global tuberculosis epidemic. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is intrinsically …

Abstract Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) remains a significant challenge in TB treatment and
control programmes worldwide. Advances in sequencing technology have significantly …

Drug resistant tuberculosis contributes significantly to the global burden of antimicrobial
resistance, often consuming a large proportion of the healthcare budget and associated …

Whole-genome sequencing has opened the way for investigating the dynamics and
genomic evolution of bacterial pathogens during the colonization and infection of humans …

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

Strain-specific genomic diversity in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is an
important factor in pathogenesis that may affect virulence, transmissibility, host response …

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