Spreading easily through the air, Mycobacterium tuberculosis can establish a chronic infection in human lungs, which can turn ...

Leptospira outbreaks are most common in spring and summer, and the bacteria can survive in the environment for months. A recent study conducted in six states representing a cross-section of climates ...

Feb. 26, 2025 — Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don't stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy ...

The platform can be harnessed for TB, potentially improving protection and durability of immunity in a way that traditional ...

Two preclinical research addresses the difficulty of designing bacteria that are safe for use in controlled human infection trials ... A safe vaccine called BCG, consisting of a weakened strain of the ...

10 in Nature Microbiology, tackle the challenge of engineering bacteria that are safe for use ... strain of the closely related Mycobacterium bovis, has been available for over a century but ...