Genetic Diversity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates and Resulting Outcomes of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease

JS Peters, N Ismail, A Dippenaar, S Ma… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Tuberculosis claims more human lives than any other bacterial infectious disease and
represents a clear and present danger to global health as new tools for vaccination …

The Interplay of Human and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Genomic Variability

W Correa-Macedo, G Cambri, E Schurr - Frontiers in Genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the human pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and
Mycobacterium africanum, has plagued humanity for millennia and remains the deadliest …

The global success of Mycobacterium tuberculosis modern Beijing family is driven by a few recently emerged strains

C Zhu, T Yang, J Yin, H Jiang, HE Takiff… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Strains of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) Beijing family aroused concern
because they were often found in clusters and appeared to be exceptionally transmissible …

Revised nomenclature and SNP barcode for Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 2

Y Thawornwattana, S Mahasirimongkol… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) lineage 2 (L2) strains are present globally, contributing to
a widespread tuberculosis (TB) burden, particularly in Asia where both prevalence of TB and …

Analysis of complete genomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis sublineage 2.1 (Proto-Beijing) revealed the presence of three pe_pgrs3-pe_pgrs4-like genes

OF Davies-Bolorunduro, B Jaemsai, W Ruangchai… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTBC), the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB),
demonstrates considerable genotypic diversity with distinct geographic distributions and …

Impact of pathobiological diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on clinical features and lethal outcome of tuberculosis

I Mokrousov, O Pasechnik, A Vyazovaya, I Yarusova… - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis population in Russia is dominated by the notorious
Beijing genotype whose major variants are characterized by contrasting resistance and …

A multi-omics investigation into the mechanisms of hyper-virulence in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

R Rajwani, C Galata, AWT Lee, PK So, KSS Leung… - Virulence, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Clinical manifestations of tuberculosis range from asymptomatic infection to a life-
threatening disease such as tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Recent studies showed that the …

Screening repurposed antiviral small molecules as antimycobacterial compounds by a lux-based phoP promoter-reporter platform

L Zhu, AWT Lee, KKL Wu, P Gao, KKG Tam, R Rajwani… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The emergence of multidrug-resistant strains and hyper-virulent strains of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis are big therapeutic challenges for tuberculosis (TB) control. Repurposing …

Genetic diversity, evolution and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 2

S Atavliyeva, D Auganova, P Tarlykov - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes a chronic infectious disease called tuberculosis.
Phylogenetic lineage 2 (L2) of M. tuberculosis, also known as the East Asian lineage, is …

Genetic mechanisms of co-emergence of INH-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains during the standard course of antituberculosis therapy

K Tafess, TTL Ng, KKG Tam, KSS Leung… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The incidence of isoniazid (INH) resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis is increasing globally.
This study aimed to identify the molecular mechanisms behind the development of INH …