Should my daughter have the BCG jab?

BCG (Bacillus Calmette - Guerin) vaccine is made from a treated (attenuated) live strain of bacterium derived from Mycobacterium bovis, a bacterium which typically causes tuberculosis (TB) in cattle ...

Why you don’t want to get tuberculosis on your penis

Initial blood work found hints of an infection, and the doctors initially suspected a bacterial skin infection (cellulitis) ...
ScienceAlert

Scientists Are Hacking Bacteria to Fight Cancer, Then Self-Destruct

Probiotic species used in humans for many years are also candidates, including Escherichia coli Nissle, Lactobacillus and ...

Australian Scientists Use Bacteria As "Living Medicines" To Kill Cancer Cells

Probiotic species used in humans for many years are also candidates, including Escherichia coli Nissle, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. These can be engineered to produce cancer-killing molecules ...
PNAS

Aerosolization of viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli by tuberculosis clinic attendees independent of sputum-Xpert Ultra status

Edited by Carl Nathan, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY; received August 29, 2023; accepted February 1, 2024 ...
IEEE

A novel optical design by ultraviolet visible-near infrared absorption spectroscopy with dual elliptical reflectors for the detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans

Abstract: In this research, an optical design model of an elliptical dual reflector working in the near-ultraviolet (UV)-Visible (UV-VIS) region for the detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans is ...
IEEE

Prediction of Protein Biomarkers for Mycobacterium fortuitum using Machine Learning Technique

Abstract: M. fortuitum is a recognized rapidly growing bacterium known for causing opportunistic infections in humans. Understanding the pathophysiology of M. fortuitum requires analysis of genes and ...