Mycobacterium tuberculosis
"Mycobacterium tuberculosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that produces TUBERCULOSIS in humans, other primates, CATTLE; DOGS; and some other animals which have contact with humans. Growth tends to be in serpentine, cordlike masses in which the bacilli show a parallel orientation.
| Descriptor ID |
D009169
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500.702 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.702
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mycobacterium tuberculosis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mycobacterium tuberculosis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2015 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium tuberculosis" by people in Profiles.
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Structural insights into terminal arabinosylation of mycobacterial cell wall arabinan. Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 29; 16(1):3973.
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Mechanistic studies of mycobacterial glycolipid biosynthesis by the mannosyltransferase PimE. Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 29; 16(1):3974.
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Prevention of tuberculosis in cynomolgus macaques by an attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccine candidate. Nat Commun. 2025 Feb 25; 16(1):1957.
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Different chemical scaffolds bind to L-phe site in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phe-tRNA synthetase. Eur J Med Chem. 2025 Apr 05; 287:117335.
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Nuclear Factor ?B Signaling Deficiency in CD11c-Expressing Phagocytes Mediates Early Inflammatory Responses and Enhances Mycobacterium tuberculosis Control. J Infect Dis. 2024 Aug 16; 230(2):336-345.
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Translational T-box riboswitches bind tRNA by modulating conformational flexibility. Nat Commun. 2024 Aug 03; 15(1):6592.
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A host-directed oxadiazole compound potentiates antituberculosis treatment via zinc poisoning in human macrophages and in a mouse model of infection. PLoS Biol. 2024 Apr; 22(4):e3002259.
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A protective role for type I interferon signaling following infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis carrying the rifampicin drug resistance-conferring RpoB mutation H445Y. PLoS Pathog. 2024 Apr; 20(4):e1012137.
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Phospholipase C epsilon-1 (PLC?1) mediates macrophage activation and protection against tuberculosis. Infect Immun. 2024 04 09; 92(4):e0049523.
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Lung type 3 innate lymphoid cells respond early following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. mBio. 2024 Apr 10; 15(4):e0329923.