Mycobacterium bovis is the main pathogen of bovine, zoonotic, and wildlife tuberculosis.
Despite the existence of programs for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) control in many regions, the …

The use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) for routine typing of bacterial isolates has
increased substantially in recent years. For Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), in particular …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) CRISPR locus diversity has long been studied
solely investigating the presence/absence of a known set of spacers. Unveiling the genetic …

Data obtained from new sequencing technologies are evolving rapidly, leading to the
development of specific bioinformatic tools, pipelines and softwares. Several algorithms and …

Abstract Prodigiosin (2-methyl-3-pentyl-6-methoxyprodiginine), a red-colored microbial
pigment, is produced in large quantities by Serratia marcescens KMR-3. This bacterium can …

The transition from MIRU-VNTR-based epidemiology studies in tuberculosis (TB) to genomic
epidemiology has transformed how we track transmission. However, short-read sequencing …

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) offers unprecedented resolution for tracking
Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission and antibiotic-resistance spread. Still, the …

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, one of the 30 countries with a high tuberculosis (TB) burden.
Fundamental data on the molecular epidemiology of the disease is required for future TB …

Background Lebanon hosts a heterogeneous population coming from underdeveloped and
developing countries, resulting in increasing incidences of tuberculosis over the past years …

Bioinformatic tools are currently being developed to better understand the Mycobacterium
tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Several approaches already exist for the identification of …