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Parker C. Wiegert

University of Minnesota

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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESX-5 secretion system enables carbon source utilization and growth in mice

Alisha M. Block, Rashmi Ravindran Nair, Virginia Meikle, Parker C. Wiegert, Dylan W. White, Leanne Zhang, Michael Niederweis, Anna D. Tischler

This study shows that the M. tuberculosis ESX-5 secretion system is critical for growth on specific carbon sources, survival in macrophages, and replication in mice, suggesting it is a key virulence factor.

mBio · Jan 30, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology