New Function of a Well-known Enzyme Linked to Virulence of TB Bacterium: Dr. Rhee and Colleagues Publish Findings in Nature Communications


Dr. Kyu Rhee, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, and colleagues have uncovered a link between the function of a well-known enzyme and the virulence of the TB bacterium. Their findings are helping to uncover why the TB bacterium is naturally resistant to antibiotic treatment, and they suggest a strategy that could make new and existing drugs more powerful in treating TB. TB is the world's leading bacterial cause of death.

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