BioVersys and partners publish in the prestigious journal of Nature Communications pre-clinical development data of AlpE (alpibectir and ethionamide), an innovative drug combination that overcomes ...

The two new tuberculosis vaccines could be safe for use in adults and children in India but may not provide protection against all forms of the infectious bacterial disease, according to phase-3 trial ...

Tuberculosis is a severe infectious disease that claims about 1.3 million lives annually world-wide. This dismal toll is caused by the notorious pathogen Mycobacteria tuberculosis, whose bitter ...

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed ...

Texas is among the states with the highest number of cases of tuberculosis in the United States - and Dallas County is among ...

Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains a major global health challenge due to its complex host–pathogen interactions and the ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of a collection of expert commentaries. You can read the rest of the series here. It is true that the next pandemic is a matter of “when,” not “if.” The statistical ...

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 ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Mtb is so successful and harmful because it can adapt to different conditions ...

A rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) has been approved for the first time by the World Health Organization (WHO). The assay can identify the tuberculosis-causing pathogen Mycobacterium ...

Bacteria use molecular machines to move proteins, including toxins, across cell membranes. M. tuberculosis, which kills more than 1 million people a year, uses the ESX-4 type VII secretion system to ...

New TB vaccines show safety but limited protection against all infection forms, particularly for adolescents and adults, phase-3 study reveals.