Maintaining genomic integrity is indispensable for the survival and propagation of an organism. Failure to do so can cause mutations involving structural and functional aberrations, leading to severe diseases. The causative ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, one of the leading causes of death worldwide even today, employs the second messenger cAMP extensively for its pathogenicity and persistence. Intracellular and extracellular levels of cAMP in ...

Bacteria use different means to survive in the continued presence of antibiotics. We find that upon prolonged exposure to antibiotics, mycobacteria put up a triphasic response comprised of a logarithmic reduction of the ...

Metabolic flexibility is one of the key factors that underpin mycobacterial physiology and pathogenesis. During infection, mycobacteria shift towards utilising host-derived fatty acids, lipids, cholesterol and cholesterol-esters. ...

The Influence of Glycerol and Specific Genes on the Asymmetric Cell Division in Mycobacteria Submitted by Atul Pradhan (S.R. No. 03-04-00-10-11-14-1-11678) Background Information: Mycobacteria maintain heterogeneity in ...