A bacterial relative of tuberculosis known as Mycobacterium smegmatis can pull off an incredibly impressive trick. When fuel is in short supply, it can absorb trace amounts of hydrogen in the ...

These bacteria, called Mycobacterium smegmatis, have been genetically modified with a kill switch — an artificial amino acid they require to proliferate. Left: switch off. Right: switch on.

Mycobacteriophages are viruses that infect mycobacterial hosts including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis, encompass substantial genetic diversity and are commonly temperate.

Discover efficient and accurate diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections.

To overcome the current limitations of antitumor immunotherapy, in situ vaccine platforms based on intelligent microbes are gaining increased attention due to their ability to sustainably deliver ...

Here we use microfluidics and time-lapse fluorescence microscopy to measure the dynamics of cell growth, division and chromosome replication in single cells of Mycobacterium smegmatis.

For this study, the team started with Mycobacterium smegmatis, a harmless relative of the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis, leprosy and other hard-to-treat, chronic diseases.

Prompted by this discovery, we analysed the genetic code of a soil bacterium called Mycobacterium smegmatis, which consumes hydrogen from air.

A team of Australian researchers studied the remarkable ability of a bacterium classified as Mycobacterium smegmatis to survive harsh environmental conditions. They eventually discovered that the ...

Titers to Mycobacterium smegmatis, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Group B Streptococcus were also assessed using live bacteria by an enzyme-linked ...

One species of bacteria seems to get many of the perks of sexual reproduction without actually having sex, a new study finds. Different strains of bacteria called Mycobacterium smegmatis swap ...

Now, a study by a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru has found the molecular mechanism by which vitamin C impedes and even kills Mycobacterium smegmatis, a ...