Structural images of a tuberculosis-fighting virus

Mycobacteria are the world’s most deadly bacteria — causing infectious diseases including tuberculosis (TB), which alone kills more than one million people each year. New drugs to fight these infections are desperately needed, as the number of cases of antibiotic-resistant mycobacteria is on the rise.

Scientists at Scripps Research and the University of Pittsburgh have now used advanced imaging techniques to provide a detailed look at how a tiny virus, known as a phage, invades…

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