Subgroups of tuberculosis-causing bacteria can persist even when antibiotics wipe out most of the population. The need to eliminate these persistent subpopulations is one reason why TB treatment ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Establishing several firsts, a hospital in London used genetically engineered bacteriophages to successfully ...

An enzymatic cocktail can kill a variety of mycobacterial species of bacteria, including those that cause tuberculosis. With resistance to chemical antibiotics on the rise, the world needs entirely ...

With resistance to chemical antibiotics on the rise, the world needs entirely new forms of antibiotics. A new study published in Microbiology Spectrum, a journal of the American Society for ...

If you’re diagnosed with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease, your doctor will discuss the right treatment for you. Some people with NTM lung disease don’t need treatment. Others require ongoing ...

Lydia Mosi receives funding from World Bank, Wellcome Trust, Afrique One, University of Ghana Research Fund, TWAS, IFS. Buruli ulcer is a skin infection that kills the cells and tissue in an affected ...

The Glickman lab, in close collaboration with the Shuman lab, is broadly interested in the pathways and regulation of DNA repair in mycobacteria. Our goals in the DNA repair arena are twofold: 1) to ...

In a new study, researchers from the Centre for BioSystems Science & Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have found that bacteriophages can offer a possible solution to fend off ...

A sputum stain for Mycobacteria is a laboratory test performed on a sample of your sputum, or phlegm. It’s also known as an acid-fast bacillus (AFB) stain or a tuberculosis (TB) smear. A doctor ...