The ongoing sequencing of the genomes of malaria, the tubercle bacillus, leprosy, hepatitis viruses and HIV raises serious hopes of better vaccines in the future.

This places the tubercle bacillus second only to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on the list of top microbial killers.

Moreover, the tubercle bacillus engages in trench warfare, gaining resistance to conventional antibiotics and canonical vaccination approaches, as well as delaying diagnosis and determination of drug sensitivity.

Some 50 million people are infected with tubercle bacilli that are MDR.

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