Sentences with phrase «pathogen mycobacterium»

The mycomembrane of the tuberculosis pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis consists of a lipid double layer that encapsulates the cell wall, forming an exterior barrier.

Leprosy, a devastating chronic disease caused by the bacterial pathogen Mycobacterium leprae, was prevalent in Europe until the late Middle Ages.

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So I was pretty excited by a lovely little pearl in PLoS Pathogens last month discussing mycobacteriophages; the viruses that specifically attack mycobacteria.

However, because Mycobacterium tuberculosis has developed many ways to evade the normal immune response, infections become chronic because a stalemate develops between the pathogen and the host.

Now, in a novel twist, researchers have found a way to recruit help from none other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis itself to make the deadly pathogen susceptible to an existing TB drug that it has learned to dodge.

Now, in a novel twist, researchers have found a way to recruit help from none other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis itself to make the deadly pathogen susceptible to an existing tuberculosis (TB) drug that it has learned to dodge.

When the mammal died, she determined the animal was infected with a novel tuberculosis pathogen, Mycobacterium mungi, closely related to the TB pathogen infecting humans in West Africa.

Researchers increasingly recognize that latent TB infection includes diverse responses to infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the pathogen that causes TB) and thus variable outcomes.

These cells allow for large scale screening using RNAi and have been successfully used to identify proteins involved in host interactions with important human bacterial pathogens such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus [42], [43], Mycobacterium spp. [44], Legionella pneumophila [45], Chlamydia spp. [46]--[48] and Listeria monocytogenes [49]--[51].

Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains the leading bacterial cause of death globally because, like other successful pathogens (e.g. HIV), it goes beyond evasion to take over functions of immune cells.

Transcription profiling of two very different bacterial pathogens: Mycobacterium ulcerans and Neisseria gonorrhoea

Her studies there focused on investigating host - pathogen interactions between Mycobacterium tuberculosisand pulmonary immune cells during the early stages of infection.

She is completing her postdoctoral training at IDRI and is excited to use her background in adaptive immunity to help optimize vaccine strategies for pathogens like Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other organizations around the world, the ASBMB is observing Tuberculosis Day 2018 by sharing research news from scientists expanding our understanding of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a variety of perspectives on how the pathogen continues to affect our world.

Research interests include Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis, host - pathogen interactions, and chemical biology.

The complete genome sequence of the best - characterized strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, H37Rv, has been determined and analysed in order to improve our understanding of the biology of this slow - growing pathogen and to help the conception of new prophylactic and therapeutic interventions.

In terms of some of your individual points, the latest review on the theory that a farm animal pathogen in meat and dairy may be triggering inflammatory bowel disease is worth the read: Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease: is Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis the common villain?

My observations convinced me that it was an infection and research indicates mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) is the most likely pathogen.

These natural antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are active against small and large bugs alike, even pathogens such as tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the dastardly Staphylococcus aureus.