Every year, 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and approximately 1.5 million patients succumb to the disease. Treatment ...

Their study, titled "Genetically encoded transcriptional plasticity underlies stress adaptation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...

While TB cases have been rising nationally in recent years, public health officials continue to emphasize there is no threat ...

A new study published in Biochemistry sheds light on how bacteria regulate their genes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

Scientists have discovered at least 200 NTM species. Here’s a breakdown of some you should know about: Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). This includes two related species: mycobacterium avium ...

Mycobacterium abscessus is a type of nontuberculous mycobacterium that poses a significant health risk, particularly for individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). This opportunistic pathogen can ...

A fluorescence microscopy image reveals the tuberculosis-causing bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis after an antimicrobial ...

A new study led by Dr. Rodrigo Maillard at Georgetown University, “Identifying Allosteric Hotspots in Mycobacterium tuberculosis cAMP Receptor Protein through Structural Homology,” published in ...

A new study, "Identifying Allosteric Hotspots in Mycobacterium tuberculosis cAMP Receptor Protein" published in Biochemistry, provides key insights into how bacterial cAMP receptor proteins (CRPs) ...