A clinical mutation in uvrA, a DNA repair gene, confers survival advantage to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the host
Saba Naz, Dipanwita Datta, Sidra Khan, Yogendra Prakash Singh, Vinay Kumar Nandicoori, Dhiraj Kumar
The paper identifies a Q135K mutation in uvrA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that confers survival advantage under oxidative stress and in macrophages, enhancing host adaptability.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology