Periodic Reporting for period 1 - MTB-DETOX (Molecular Mechanisms for Host-Mediated Metal Poisoning Detoxification in Mycobacterium tuberculosis)

Tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), claims 1.5 million lives annually. Upon inhalation, Mtb reaches the alveoli of the lungs, where it is engulfed by macrophages and enclosed in phagosomes, specialized vacuoles designed to degrade...