Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Studies have reported human pathogens to have geographically structured population …

The factors that govern the development of tuberculosis disease are incompletely
understood. We hypothesized that some strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M …

Because genetically monomorphic bacterial pathogens harbour little DNA sequence
diversity, most current genoty** techniques used to study the epidemiology of these …

Understanding the ecology of drug-resistant pathogens is essential for devising rational
programs to preserve the effective lifespan of antimicrobial agents and to abrogate …

Background Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is a debilitating
disease of cattle. Ethiopia has one of the largest cattle populations in the world, with an …

Molecular and phylogeographic studies have led to the definition within the Mycobacterium
tuberculosis complex (MTBC) of a number of geotypes and ecotypes showing a preferential …

Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), the causative agent of
tuberculosis (TB), is characterized by low sequence diversity making this bacterium one of …

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) causes tuberculosis (TB) in humans and
various other mammals. The human-adapted members of the MTBC comprise seven …

The three programs that make up the Immune Mechanisms of Protection Against
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Centers (IMPAc-TB) had to prioritize and select strains to be …

Tuberculosis associates with a wide spectrum of disease outcomes. The Bei**g (Bj) lineage
of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is suggested to be more virulent than other Mtb …