Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, has infected humans for
millennia. M. tuberculosis is well adapted to establish infection, persist in the face of the host …

Under stress conditions, many species of bacteria enter into starvation mode of metabolism
or a physiologically viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state. Several human pathogenic …

Dormancy is a bet-hedging strategy used by a wide range of taxa, including
microorganisms. It refers to an organism's ability to enter a reversible state of low metabolic …

Molecular ecology methods are now well established for the culture-independent
characterization of complex bacterial communities associated with various environmental …

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 …

Peptidoglycan (PG) is an essential molecule for the survival of bacteria, and thus, its
biosynthesis and remodeling have always been in the spotlight when it comes to the …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Cyclic di-adenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) is a recently discovered bacterial second
messenger implicated in the control of cell wall metabolism, osmotic stress responses and …

Tuberculosis (TB) caused by the intracellular pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb),
claims more than 1.5 million lives worldwide annually. Despite promulgation of multipronged …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis, remains a major human public
health threat. This is largely due to a sizeable reservoir of latently infected individuals, who …