▪ Abstract The ability of pathogens to obtain iron from transferrins, ferritin, hemoglobin, and
other iron-containing proteins of their host is central to whether they live or die. To combat …

Current diagnostic tests for tuberculosis based on tuberculin have poor specificity, and both
BCG vaccination and exposure to non-tuberculosis mycobacteria produce a response …

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The correct version can be found at http://www. sanger. ac. uk and is reproduced again here …

Human and animal tuberculosis is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
(MTBC), which has evolved a genomic decay of cobalamin (vitamin B12) biosynthetic …

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines are live attenuated strains of Mycobacterium bovis
administered to prevent tuberculosis. To better understand the differences between M …

Although large human populations have been safely immunized against tuberculosis with
two live vaccines, Mycobacterium bovis BCG or Mycobacterium microti, the vole bacillus, the …

Global spread and limited genetic variation are hallmarks of M. tuberculosis, the agent of
human tuberculosis. In contrast, Mycobacterium canettii and related tubercle bacilli that also …

Mycobacterium marinum, a ubiquitous pathogen of fish and amphibia, is a near relative of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiologic agent of tuberculosis in humans. The genome of …

To understand the evolution, attenuation, and variable protective efficacy of bacillus
Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccines, Mycobacterium bovis BCG Pasteur 1173P2 has been …

The live tuberculosis vaccines Mycobacterium bovis BCG (bacille Calmette-Guérin) and
Mycobacterium microti both lack the potent, secreted T-cell antigens ESAT-6 (6-kDa early …