IISc said this discovery could help develop interventions that prevent tuberculosis bacteria from infecting their hosts.

People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes ...

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 ...

An international team co-led by the University of Exeter discovered that Mycobacterium tuberculosis hijacks the immune ...

Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB)—and it involves the bacteria harnessing part of the immune system meant ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Fungi from U.S. peat bogs may hold the key to new tuberculosis (TB) treatments, a new study has revealed. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have identified fungal compounds that could ...

An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified several species that produce substances toxic to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in humans. The ...

A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...