Tuberculosis (TB) is the number one cause of human death due to an infectious disease.
The causative agents of TB are a group of closely related bacteria known as the …

Global tuberculosis incidence has declined marginally over the past decade, and
tuberculosis remains out of control in several parts of the world including Africa and Asia …

Antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains are threatening progress in
containing the global tuberculosis epidemic. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is intrinsically …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a leading cause of mortality worldwide and establishes a
long-lived latent infection in a substantial proportion of the human population. Multiple lines …

Generalist and specialist species differ in the breadth of their ecological niches. Little is
known about the niche width of obligate human pathogens. Here we analyzed a global …

Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs is a major
threat to global public health. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is rapidly gaining traction …

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), caused by drug-resistant strains of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is an increasingly serious problem worldwide. Here we …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) refers to a group of mycobacteria
encompassing nine members of closely related species that causes tuberculosis in animals …

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has rapidly progressed
from a research tool to a clinical application for the diagnosis and management of …

Analyzing whole-genome sequencing data of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC)
isolates in a standardized workflow enables both comprehensive antibiotic resistance …