Both the generation and the analysis of proteomics data are now widespread, and high-
throughput approaches are commonplace. Protocols continue to increase in complexity as …

The increasing availability of DNA-sequence information for multiple pathogenic and non-
pathogenic variants of individual bacterial species has indicated that both DNA acquisition …

Motivation: Microsatellites, also known as simple sequence repeats, are the tandem repeats
of nucleotide motifs of the size 1–6 bp found in every genome known so far. Their …

Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), infects~ 8
million annually culminating in~ 2 million deaths. Moreover, about one third of the …

To investigate the molecular characteristics of bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccines, the
complete genomic sequence of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Tokyo 172 was determined, and …

Nitric oxide synthase gene is present on chromosome 17 and has been implicated in a wide
variety of diseases. The nitric oxide synthase enzyme forms nitric oxide that besides being a …

Background The recent determination of the complete nucleotide sequence of several
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) genomes allows the use of comparative genomics as a …

Microsatellite markers are being used for molecular identification and characterization as
well as estimation of evolution patterns due to their highly polymorphic nature. The repeats …

Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) or microsatellites are the repetitive nucleotide sequences
of motifs of length 1–6 bp. They are scattered throughout the genomes of all the known …

Rifampicin (RIF) is one of the most important first-line anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs, and more
than 90% of RIF-resistant (RR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates belong to …