Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
remains one of the leading causes of mortality across the world. There is an urgent …

The current tuberculosis (TB) predicament poses numerous challenges and therefore every
incremental scientific work and all positive socio-political engagements, are steps taken in …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis' success as a pathogen comes from its ability to evade
degradation by macrophages. Normally macrophages clear microorganisms that activate …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is one of the most important infectious agents worldwide
and causes more than 1.5 million deaths annually. To make matters worse, the drug …

Mycobacteria are well known for their taxonomic diversity, their impact on global health, and
for their atypical cell wall and envelope. In addition to a cytoplasmic membrane and a …

Chemotherapy for tuberculosis (TB) is lengthy and could benefit from synergistic adjuvant
therapeutics that enhance current and novel drug regimens. To identify genetic determinants …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) imports and metabolizes fatty acids to maintain infection
within human macrophages. Although this is a well-established paradigm, the bacterial …

Actinobacteria are Gram positive organisms characterized by normally having a high mol%
G+ C ratio, filamentous or non-filamentous morphologies, and some members that produce …

Actinobacteria is a group of diverse bacteria. Most species in this class of bacteria are
filamentous aerobes found in soil, including the genus Streptomyces perhaps best known for …

Tuberculosis (TB) is considered the most onerous of infectious diseases according to recent
reports from the World Health Organization. Available tests for TB diagnosis present severe …