The Effect of Mycobacterium avium Complex Infections on Routine Mycobacterium bovis Diagnostic Tests [PDF]
, 2011 Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is diagnosed in naturally infected populations exposed to a wide variety of other pathogens. This study describes the cell-mediated immune responses of cattle exposed to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) and ...
Bakker, D. +11 more
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Interferon-γ is a crucial activator of early host immune defense against Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in mice [PDF]
, 2016 Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a chronic necrotizing human skin disease associated with the production of the cytotoxic macrolide exotoxin mycolactone.
Miriam Bolz +11 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype. [PDF]
, 2003 Molecular epidemiologic studies of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are currently conducted worldwide. The genetically distinct Beijing family of strains has been associated with large outbreaks of tuberculosis, increased virulence, and multidrug ...
Lillebaek, Troels +11 more
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Lack of immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis DosR regulon proteins following Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination. [PDF]
, 2007 Mycobacterium bovis BCG is widely used as a vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), despite its variable protective efficacy. Relatively little is known about the immune response profiles following BCG vaccination in relation to protection against TB. Here we
Klein, Michèl R +12 more
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Worldwide occurrence of Beijing/W strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a systematic review. [PDF]
, 2002 Strains of the Beijing/W genotype family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have caused large outbreaks of tuberculosis, sometimes involving multidrug resistance. This genetically highly conserved family of M.
Judith R. Glynn +10 more
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New drugs and vaccines for drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections [PDF]
, 2008 Tuberculosis remains the most common cause of death due to a single infective organism. Despite the availability of a vaccine and chemotherapeutic options, the global disease burden remains relatively unaffected.
Willcox, Benjamin +12 more
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Infection with Mycobacterium lepromatosis [PDF]
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016 Microbiologically speaking, the ancient scourge of leprosy has a new face. Considered a curse for millennia, the causative agent, Mycobacterium leprae, was first described by Armauer Hansen in 1874. This inaugurated the field of medical microbiology, preceding the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. But M. leprae is not cultivable, a fact that has
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Structure-activity relationship studies on the macrolide exotoxin mycolactone of Mycobacterium ulcerans [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Mycolactones are a family of polyketide-derived macrolide exotoxins produced by Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of the chronic necrotizing skin disease Buruli ulcer.
Gerd Pluschke +27 more
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IDCases, 2018 Mycobacterium neoaurum is a rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium which is ubiquitous in nature. While it can cause line related infections in immunocompromised host, case reports of urinary tract infections, cutaneous infections, pulmonary ...
Saqib Walayat +3 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Nontuberculosis mycobacterial (NTM) infections are increasing in prevalence across the world. In many cases, treatment options for these infections are limited.
Sacha J Pidot +3 more
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