Project description:Mycobacterium riyadhense clinical isolates from Saudi Arabia provides insights into ancestry and adaptive evolution in tuberculosis
Project description:We explored in detail the nationwide existence of Mycobacterium riyadhense in Saudi Arabia. In 18 months, 12 new cases of M. riyadhense infection were observed, predominantly among Saudi nationals, as a cause of pulmonary disease. M. riyadhense may be emerging as a more common pathogen in Saudi Arabia.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains comparing control DMSO treated strains with Plumbagin treated strains. Goal was to determine the effects of Plumbagin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains.