For example, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, forms granulomas in the lungs (13), and Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, forms granulomas and abscesses in various organs of infected mice and humans (14 – 14).
M. tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis in humans, is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world accounting for approximately two million deaths per year.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of human tuberculosis, affects approximately two billion people world-wide, causing over three millions deaths each year.
Infection is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis, an intracellular pathogen closely related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-the causative agent of human tuberculosis.
These organisms include Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the causative agent of tuberculosis), fungi, protozoa, and metazoal parasites.
The thuggacins are macrolide antibiotics that are active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis.
Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is a critical virulence factor in the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis.
One reason was the rise of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative organism.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) in humans, is a devastating infectious organism that kills approximately two million people annually.
In this article, we describe studies aimed at the discovery of new antimicrobial agents targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative pathogen of tuberculosis.
