By targeting a previously unexploited metabolic pathway essential for bacterial survival, the drug candidate may offer the potential to develop safer, shorter and more effective treatment regimens ...

New drugs that target 'zombie' tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of Surrey, published in Scientific Reports. Many dangerous pathogens, ...

Owing to their well-known use for other bacteria and the possibility of obtaining rapid results without additional equipment, Etest strips have also been tried for DST of M. tuberculosis. [58, 59 ...

The quantification of colony forming units (cfu), turbidity, and optical density at 600 nm (OD600) measurements were used to evaluate Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth. Turbidity and OD600 ...

A federal judge in Maryland is blocking the Trump/Musk dismantling of USAID. Author John Green argues the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid are disastrous for global health outcomes ...

Tuberculosis divides incredibly slowly for a bacteria, hundreds of times slower than something like E. Coli, because it has this thick fatty cell wall that makes it really hard to penetrate.

However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Murphy’s lab was able to partner with UIC’s Institute for Tuberculosis Research to purchase a “colony-picking robot,” which could pick up bacteria ...

New research reveals how tuberculosis bacteria break established rules of bacterial biology, shedding light on their resilience and potential treatment targets.