Where the Bug Lands Decides Which Lung Cells Fight It: Macrophages and Mycobacterium abscessus
New mouse research shows that resident alveolar macrophages are essential for clearing Mycobacterium abscessus from the alveoli but dispensable when ...
Tag: nontuberculous mycobacteria
Ancient Secretion System Reveals Its Hidden Arsenal in a Troublesome Lung Pathogen
Researchers have mapped the SigM-controlled regulon in Mycobacterium abscessus, revealing 15 directly induced loci encoding 50 candidate ESX-4 secretion substrates ...
Hidden Lung Threat: Ecuador’s First Six-Year Map of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
A six-year study at Ecuador's national reference laboratory identified 225 nontuberculous mycobacteria isolates across 11 species, suggesting NTM infections are ...
New Genomic Atlas Brings Order to the Mycobacterium avium Complex
A comprehensive analysis of 2,737 genomes reorganizes the Mycobacterium avium complex into fifteen species-level clusters and delivers an open-access identification ...
New Mycobacterium Species Named After Lung Infection in Cord Blood Transplant Patient
Japanese researchers used whole-genome sequencing to identify a new mycobacterial species, Mycobacterium meguroense, causing lung disease in a cord blood ...
Tigecycline Shows Promise Against Drug-Resistant Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Review Finds
A new review of 28 studies reveals that tigecycline holds strong promise against rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria like M. abscessus, ...
CRISPR Droplet Platform Promises Faster Species-Level Detection of Mycobacteria
A commentary in LabMed Discovery examines a CRISPR-assisted nanodroplet platform that combines broad-range amplification with species-specific recognition to enable rapid, ...
Achalasia Treatment Alone Clears Rare Mycobacterial Lung Infection in a World First
Japanese clinicians report the first case of pulmonary Mycobacterium fortuitum infection linked to achalasia that resolved without antimycobacterial drugs after ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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