An Australian study has linked rapidly growing mycobacterium infections to gastric banding surgery, but no clear source has been identified, according to an article published online September 10 in ...

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), a type of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), lives all around us. You’ll find these germs in dirt, dust, and drinking water. They’re also common in natural sources ...

Accurate detection is essential to prevent misdiagnosis and ensure the right treatment, particularly in cases involving drug-resistant TB or NTM infections. The Hi-PCR ® MTB/NTM Probe PCR Kit offers a ...

People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes ...

A sugar on mycobacteria binds to the immune receptor dectin-1 on host macrophages, helping the bacteria survive and driving ...

NEW YORK — Two treatments that don't involve antibiotics have moved from the laboratory into clinical testing for control of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary disease, according to separate ...

With resistance to chemical antibiotics on the rise, the world needs entirely new forms of antibiotics. A new study published in Microbiology Spectrum, a journal of the American Society for ...

Among the most famous demonstrations of genetic mutations driving infection outcome is severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID ...

Do you work closely with domestic animals? Have you recently consumed undercooked meat from a wild animal? If so, you may have been exposed to Mycobacterium bovis, a foodborne pathogen. Let's dive ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...

Researchers have devised a method for investigating how effective antibiotics are against different bacterial strains.