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 …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health threat, killing nearly 2 million individuals around
this globe, annually. The only vaccine, developed almost a century ago, provides limited …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of mortality due to infectious disease, but the factors
determining disease progression are unclear. Transcriptional signatures associated with …

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 …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) refers to a group of mycobacteria
encompassing nine members of closely related species that causes tuberculosis in animals …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of antiquity. Yet TB today still causes more adult deaths than
any other single infectious disease. Recent studies show that contrary to the common view …

More than 36 million patients have been successfully treated via the World Health
Organization's strategy for tuberculosis (TB) control since 1995. Despite predictions of a …

The genus Mycobacterium contains several slow-growing human pathogens, including
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae, and Mycobacterium avium …

Tuberculosis (TB) affects humans and other animals and is caused by bacteria from the
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Previous studies have shown that there are at …

Global spread and limited genetic variation are hallmarks of M. tuberculosis, the agent of
human tuberculosis. In contrast, Mycobacterium canettii and related tubercle bacilli that also …