Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the leading cause of death due to infection, has a dynamic and
immunomodulatory cell envelope. The cell envelope structurally and functionally varies …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of Tuberculosis (TB), remains a
pathogen of great interest on a global scale. This airborne pathogen affects the lungs, where …

Mycolic acids are major and specific lipid components of the mycobacterial cell envelope
and are essential for the survival of members of the genus Mycobacterium that contains the …

The mycobacterial envelope is unique, containing the so-called mycomembrane (MM)
composed of very-long chain fatty acids, mycolic acids (MA). Presently, the molecular …

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) consists of closely related species that
cause tuberculosis in both humans and animals. This illness, still today, remains to be one of …

Abstract Treatment of tuberculosis (TB) has been a therapeutic challenge because of not
only the naturally high resistance level of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to antibiotics but also …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains one of the most successful bacterial pathogens,
claiming over 1.3 million lives worldwide in 2013. The emergence of multidrug-resistant and …

As a result of an error during film output, Table 1 was published with some symbols missing.
The correct version can be found at http://www. sanger. ac. uk and is reproduced again here …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB), is recognized
as a global health emergency as promoted by the World Health Organization. Over 1 million …

Trehalose is a nonreducing disaccharide in which the two glucose units are linked in an α, α-
1, 1-glycosidic linkage. This sugar is present in a wide variety of organisms, including …