Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals ...

Whakaihu Waka researchers have been part of two studies in the battle against drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis.

In medical centres across Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, these rodents are already at work. With their extraordinary ...

University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have been part of two groundbreaking studies in the battle against ...

The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) may have an "on-off switch" that lets them pause and restart growth, according to a ...

Researchers at the Ragon Institute have made a significant discovery about how antibodies can directly enhance the body's ...

New research reveals TB bacteria ramp up production of tiny protein packets during iron shortages. These packets help them ...

The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) may have an "on-off switch" that lets them pause and restart growth, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford.

Here’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs. It can also infect other parts of the body ...

The smartphone-sized, battery-powered test is a cost-effective tool that can improve TB diagnoses, particularly in rural ...

Project title: “Evolution of Polar Cell Wall Growth Across Bacterial Clades” What’s the idea?