New drugs that target "zombie" tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of ...

The Tulane team has developed a handful of other assays for TB detection, including mass spec test for paucibacillary TB that is being commercialized by Nanopin Tech, and a non-sputum CRISPR-based lab ...

A new study by University of Bath scientists has highlighted two new potential families of drug molecules that could open the ...

BASEL, Switzerland I July 02, 2025 I BioVersys AG (SIX: BIOV), a multi-asset, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on research and development of ...

The high-temperature requirement A (HtrA) family of serine proteases has been shown to play an important role in the environmental and cellular stress damage control system in Escherichia coli.

How accurate are Truenat assays for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance? On World TB Day, we highlight findings from a new review assessing the accuracy of Truenat assays for ...

Restoration of genes lost during the original attenuation of the commonly used BCG tuberculosis vaccine enhances the ability of a recombinant strain to protect against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Introduction: Tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The emergence and spread of drug-resistant strains of M. tuberculosis in both developing and ...

Thank you for submitting your article "Convergence of two global regulators to coordinate expression of essential virulence determinants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis " for consideration by eLife.

The Rv0455c protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, previously annotated as a protein of unknown function, has been shown to function in siderophore secretion. Siderophores acquire iron from the ...

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases and begs the scientific community to up the ante for research and exploration of completely novel therapeutic avenues.

Dr. Glickman and his colleagues have long been interested in understanding how Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB, infects humans. In 2005, they discovered a “virulence factor” — ...