The distribution of 20 variable regions resulting from insertion-deletion events in the
genomes of the tubercle bacilli has been evaluated in a total of 100 strains of Mycobacterium …

Mycobacterium bovis is the causative agent of tuberculosis in a range of animal species
and man, with worldwide annual losses to agriculture of $3 billion. The human burden of …

Whole‐genome comparisons of the tubercle bacilli were undertaken using ordered bacterial
artificial chromosome (BAC) libraries of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the vaccine strain, …

To understand the evolution, attenuation, and variable protective efficacy of bacillus
Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccines, Mycobacterium bovis BCG Pasteur 1173P2 has been subjected …

Mycobacterium bovis is the cause of tuberculosis in cattle and is a member of the Mycobacterium
tuberculosis complex. In contrast to many other pathogenic bacterial species, there is …

The proteins ESAT-6 and CFP-10 have been shown to be secreted by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis cells, to be potent T-cell antigens, and to have a clear but …

The secreted Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex proteins CFP‐10 and ESAT‐6 have recently
been shown to play an essential role in tuberculosis pathogenesis. We have determined …

Much effort has been spent trying to work out the origin and history of tuberculosis. Understanding
these concepts could have important consequences for the development of vaccines …

Molecular typing of 964 specimens from patients in Ethiopia with lymph node or pulmonary
tuberculosis showed a similar distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains between the …

A phylogeny of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex has recently shown that the animal-adapted
strains are found in a single lineage marked by the deletion of chromosomal region …