Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), ...

People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes ...

A team of United States-based scientists recently conducted a study to evaluate the effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection on the pathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...

Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis(TB) ...

The number of reported cases using viruses to treat deadly Mycobacterium infections just went up by a factor of five. Researchers report 20 new case studies on the use of the experimental treatment, ...

Tuberculosis (TB) still claims more human lives each year than any other bacterial infection 1. With millions dying each year, growing levels of drug resistance, and unacceptably long and complex ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are known as atypical mycobacteria. That means they’re related to tuberculosis, but they don’t cause the same disease. In fact, NTM are generally harmless. That’s a ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. While multidrug treatment regimens are the standard of care, the lengthy treatment schedule and ...

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), a type of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), lives all around us. You’ll find these germs in dirt, dust, and drinking water. They’re also common in natural sources ...

An immunocompetent 52-year-old man presented with lesions and inflammation on his left arm after lacerating his index finger while cleaning a fish tank (Figure 1). The lesions appeared at the ...