Tuberculosis Bacteria Waging War on Itself with Discovery of New Toxin MenT

The team was led by Dr Tim Blower at Durham University and Dr Pierre Genevaux at the Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Genetics/Centre Integrative Biology in Toulouse, France.

By using a toxin called MenT, which is produced by the TB bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis to effectively wage war against itself, it might be possible to destroy the bacteria that causes the disease.  

Tim talks about this new discovery on the BBC World Service ‘Newshour’ programme at the following link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172x2yt10jxjqr (the interview starts from 14:00)

The paper can be found at: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/31/eabb6651

For more information regarding Tim’s work please refer to: www.blowerlab.com

Last modified: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 13:09:42 BST