Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...

Researchers have developed an RNA-seq method for investigating drug-resistant infections, and we got the inside scoop!

Indeed, the pathogen seems like ancient history — but as recent developments indicate, tuberculosis isn’t done with us yet. As it happens, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes ...

TB is a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... this cohort were monitored weekly by microscopy, GeneXpert, culture and MBLA, providing rich data for a comparative analysis.