Myths and misconceptions: The origin and evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Noel H. Smith; R. Glyn Hewinson; Kristin Kremer; Roland Brosch; Stephen V. Gordon

doi:10.1038/nrmicro2165

Myths and misconceptions: The origin and evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Noel H. Smith^*
, R. Glyn Hewinson
, Kristin Kremer
, Roland Brosch
, Stephen V. Gordon

^*Corresponding author for this work

Animal and Plant Health Agency
University of Sussex
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute
UCD Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis

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Much effort has been spent trying to work out the origin and history of tuberculosis. Understanding these concepts could have important consequences for the development of vaccines and therapies that are effective against all strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We discuss a series of misconceptions about the origin of both M. tuberculosis and the disease it causes that have arisen over the years, and identify a number of unanswered questions that could provide insight into both these areas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	537-544
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nature Reviews Microbiology
Volume	7
Issue number	7
Early online date	01 Jun 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2165
Publication status	Published - 05 Jun 2009

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