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 …

The causative agent of human tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC),
comprises seven phylogenetically distinct lineages associated with different geographical …

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 …

Human tuberculosis (TB) is caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(MTBC). The MTBC comprises several human-adapted lineages known as M. tuberculosis …

The causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), M ycobacterium tuberculosis, is an obligate
pathogen that evolved to exclusively persist in human populations. For M. tuberculosis to …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of antiquity. Yet TB today still causes more adult deaths than
any other single infectious disease. Recent studies show that contrary to the common view …

Tuberculosis (TB) affects humans and other animals and is caused by bacteria from the
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Previous studies have shown that there are at …

Some species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), particularly
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes human tuberculosis (TB), are the first cause of …

Type I interferons (including IFNαβ) are innate cytokines that may contribute to pathogenesis
during Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. To induce IFNβ, Mtb must gain access to …

This work contains updated and clinically relevant information about tuberculosis. It is aimed
at providing a succinct overview of history and disease epidemiology, clinical presentation …