Sangeeta Tiwari

This study shows that Rv0687, a short-chain dehydrogenase in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is essential for bacterial survival under stress and in host models, reducing pathogenicity and increasing host survival.

This study shows that IKEPLUS, a recombinant Mycobacterium smegmatis strain, provides better protection against Mtb infection than BCG in mice when grown in low zinc media.