Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of tuberculosis, an infectious
disease with one of the highest morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Leveraging its …

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 …

Type VII secretion systems (T7SSs) have a key role in the secretion of effector proteins in
non-pathogenic mycobacteria and pathogenic mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium …

NMR spectroscopy has been applied to cells and tissues analysis since its beginnings, as
early as 1950. We have attempted to gather here in a didactic fashion the broad diversity of …

The pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), causing tuberculosis disease, features an
extraordinary thick cell envelope, rich in Mtb-specific lipids, glycolipids, and glycans. These …

Nucleotide sugars have essential roles in every living creature. They are the building blocks
of the biosynthesis of carbohydrates and their conjugates. They are involved in processes …

Tuberculosis (TB) is among the most difficult infections to treat, requiring several months of
multidrug therapy to produce a durable cure. The reasons necessitating long treatment times …

The biology of mycobacteria is dominated by a complex cell envelope of unique composition
and structure and of exceptionally low permeability. This cell envelope is the basis of many …

Antibodies to the mycobacterial surface lipoglycan lipoarabinomannan (LAM) and its related
capsular polysaccharide arabinomannan (AM) are increasingly important for investigations …

Tuberculosis is a prominent aliment throughout the world and a leading cause of mortality
among infectious diseases. Drug development for multi‐drug resistance and reducing the …