Microscopy, while quick and cost-effective ... test for the early detection of changes in the bacterial load of Mycobacterium ...

The feasibility of utilizing saliva as a sample for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through ... typically relies on smear microscopy using sputum samples. However, these tests have ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis can produce densely packed strands of many bacteria that can be observed by light microscopy. How these strands or cords contribute to the pathogenic properties of ...

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 ...

TB developing from mycobacterium bovis transmission to humans has become quite rare, though. Today, less than 2% of reported human tuberculosis cases come from M. bovis. The most common way to ...

Tuberculosis is a disease primarily caused by the pathogenic bacteria mycobacterium tuberculosis, but can also be caused by other mycobacteria. These rod-shaped microorganisms can be found in soil and ...