Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains one of the most successful bacterial pathogens,
claiming over 1.3 million lives worldwide in 2013. The emergence of multidrug-resistant and …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB), is recognized
as a global health emergency as promoted by the World Health Organization. Over 1 million …

Tuberculosis, caused by the pathogenic bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is the
leading cause of death from an infectious disease, with a mortality rate of over a million …

The phylum Actinobacteria harbors many important human pathogens and also provides
one of the richest sources of natural products, including numerous antibiotics and other …

Approximately one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium
tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis. This bacterium has an unusual lipid-rich …

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

The re-emergence of tuberculosis in its present-day manifestations–single, multiple and
extensive drug-resistant forms and as HIV-TB coinfections–has resulted in renewed …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains the second most common cause of death due to a single
infectious agent. The cell envelope of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent …

An estimated one-third of tuberculosis (TB) cases go undiagnosed or unreported. Sputum
samples, widely used for TB diagnosis, are inefficient at detecting infection in children and …

The cell walls of pathogenic and acidophilic bacteria, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis
and Mycobacterium leprae, contain lipoarabinomannan and arabinogalactan. These …