In this issue of BioTechniques, we present a method for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection using a colorimetric single-tube nested PCR assay, a strand displacement amplification method for ...

Working with first author and trainee, Tak Uday, Niederweis and Terje Dokland, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Microbiology, were published in Nature Communications for their paper “Pore-forming ...

Mycobacterium bovis leads to tuberculosis. Learn about this condition's causes, symptoms, and treatment options today.

Current treatment for bedaquiline-resistant tuberculosis is linked with poor microbiological responses, unfavorable clinical ...

Source Reference: Schmidt AC, et al "BCG revaccination for the prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection" N Engl J Med 2025; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2412381. Secondary Source.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) — the bacteria that cause TB — has the potential to invade the blood and lymphatic system, causing disseminated disease.

What is TB? Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a bacterial infection that primarily affects a person's lungs. Its symptoms vary widely depending on how the slow-growing mycobacterium that causes ...

This research reveals critical new insights into how antibodies interact with immune cells in the lungs to restrict Mtb infection, laying the groundwork for potential antibody-based therapies or ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) are two distinct types of bacteria that can cause infections in the lungs and other parts of the body. Learn more here.