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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Known as: Mycobacterium tuberculosis typus humanus, tuberculosis mycobacterium, tuberculosis bacillus 
A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that produces TUBERCULOSIS in humans, other primates, CATTLE; DOGS; and some other animals which have… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Interferon-γ is key in limiting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Here we show that vaccination triggered an accelerated… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Studies have reported human pathogens to… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The incidence of tuberculosis has been increasing substantially on a worldwide basis over the past decade, but no tuberculosis… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Little is known about the biochemical environment in phagosomes harboring an infectious agent. To assess the state of this… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Mycobacterium tuberculosis claims more human lives each year than any other bacterial pathogen. Infection is maintained in spite… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
In response to the need for rapid, inexpensive, high-throughput assays for antimycobacterial drug screening, a microplate-based… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Isoniazid (isonicotinic acid hydrazide, INH) is one of the most widely used antituberculosis drugs, yet its precise target of… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been shown to be a powerful epidemiologic tool. We propose a standardized… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Tuberculosis, a major health problem in developing countries, has reemerged in recent years in many industrialized countries. The… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
TUBERCULOSIS is responsible for one in four of all avoidable adult deaths in developing countries1. Increased frequency and…