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 …

Mycobacteria are the causative organisms for diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), leprosy,
Buruli ulcer, and pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease, to name the most …

The causative agent of human tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC),
comprises seven phylogenetically distinct lineages associated with different geographical …

The causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), M ycobacterium tuberculosis, is an obligate
pathogen that evolved to exclusively persist in human populations. For M. tuberculosis to …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are present in the environment, mainly in water, and
are occasionally responsible for opportunistic infections in humans. Despite the fact that …

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 …

Prevalent since pre-history, human tuberculosis—caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium
tuberculosis—remains a major source of death worldwide. Moreover, increasing drug …

The oryx bacilli are Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms for which phylogenetic
position and host range are unsettled. We characterized 22 isolates by molecular methods …

The species within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTBC) have undergone
numerous taxonomic and nomenclatural changes, leaving the true structure of the MTBC in …

Many species within the genus Mycobacterium are prominent pathogens, above all
members of the M. tuberculosis complex, M. leprae, and M. ulcerans. In addition, there are …