Reviews of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, No. 5, International Conference on Atypical Mycobacteria (Sep. - Oct., 1981), pp. 829-840 (12 pages) The principles of classification and identification of ...

Osaka, Japan - The bacterial genus Mycobacterium has the dubious honor of including species responsible for two of the best-known chronic human infectious diseases: tuberculosis and leprosy. But ...

The bacterial genus Mycobacterium has the dubious honor of including species responsible for two of the best-known chronic human infectious diseases: tuberculosis and leprosy. But unlike their more ...

October 23, 2006 (Las Vegas) — A test that permits the rapid sequencing and amplification of mycobacterial ribosomal RNA (rRNA) could be a good alternative to standard culturing methods when a fast ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nontuberculous mycobacteria, or NTM, also called mycobacteria other than tuberculosis, traditionally have been ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) are two distinct types of bacteria that can cause infections in the lungs and other parts of the body. Belonging to the same ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers reported the first isolation of M. saskatchewanense from medical-grade equipment. Molecular tests based on deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ...

With resistance to chemical antibiotics on the rise, the world needs entirely new forms of antibiotics. A new study published in Microbiology Spectrum shows that an enzymatic cocktail can kill a ...

With resistance to chemical antibiotics on the rise, the world needs entirely new forms of antibiotics. A new study published in Microbiology Spectrum shows that an enzymatic cocktail can kill a ...

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 ...