Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the leading cause of death due to infection, has a dynamic and
immunomodulatory cell envelope. The cell envelope structurally and functionally varies …

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) consists of closely related species that
cause tuberculosis in both humans and animals. This illness, still today, remains to be one of …

The pe/ppe genes represent one of the most intriguing aspects of the M ycobacterium
tuberculosis genome. These genes are especially abundant in pathogenic mycobacteria …

The aim of this review is to present the current state of knowledge on human latent
tuberculosis infection (LTBI) based on clinical studies and observations, as well as …

Alternative sigma factors have led the core RNA polymerase (RNAP) to recognize different
sets of promoters to those recognized by the housekeeping sigma A-directed RNAP. This …

One of the important determinants of virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is adaptation
to adverse conditions encountered in the host cells. The ability of Mycobacterium to …

Persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) likely encounters a phosphate-limited
environment within macrophage phagosomes. We studied MTB growth, antibiotic …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects a third of the world's population. Primary tuberculosis
involving active fast bacterial replication is often followed by asymptomatic latent …

India already has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the countries with the
highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB). The conventional control measures have had little …

Regulating responses to stress is critical for all bacteria, whether they are environmental,
commensal, or pathogenic species. For pathogenic bacteria, successful colonization and …