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The genus Mycobacterium includes over one hundred members, grouped in complexes according to genetic homology. While a large number of species survive in the environment as saprophytes, pathogenic mycobacteria are responsible for a high burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide, not only affecting humans but also other animal hosts. Indeed, mycobacterial infection like tuberculosis and leprosy has long been documented and represented an important public health concern over the centuries.

Besides M. tuberculosis and M. leprae, other mycobacteria (also called non-tuberculous mycobacteria) may cause chronic disease in humans and have also been implicated as a risk factor for the development of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Early mycobacterial detection and disease treatment may sometimes be a challenging task, since pathogenic mycobacteria have the ability to establish latent infections.

The primary aim of this special issue is to address recent advances in the understanding of mycobacterial pathogenicity and immunopathology. Moreover, contributions on emerging detection methods, novel prevention strategies and novel therapeutic targets for tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection, will also be welcome and encouraged.

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AIMS Microbiology (http://www.aimspress.com/journal/microbiology) is an international Open Access journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality, original papers in the field of Microbiology. AIMS Microbiology is indexed by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI - Web of Science), Scopus and PubMed (PMC).

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