Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ESX-4 T7SS (Structure/function of a prototypic type VII secretion system from a fast-growing pathogenic mycobacteria)

Mycobacteria are pathogens responsible for many infamous and widely spread diseases, like tuberculosis or leprosis. At the start of this project, no potent vaccines were available against mycobacteria and with the rise of multiple multi-drug resistant strains of mycobacteria...