Adeline Goulet

Mycobacteria include both saprophytes, such as the model system Mycobacterium smegmatis , and pathogens, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium abscessus , that are poorly responsive to antibiotic treatments and pose a global public health problem. Mycobacteriophages have been collected at a very large scale over the last decade, and they have proven to be valuable tools for mycobacteria genetic manipulation, rapid diagnostics, and infection treatment.