Tsungda Hsu

The primary mechanism of attenuation of bacillus Calmette–Guérin is a loss of secreted lytic function required for invasion of lung interstitial tissue

Tsungda Hsu, Suzie Hingley‐Wilson, Bing Chen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 739 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +12

Growth of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> biofilms containing free mycolic acids and harbouring drug‐tolerant bacteria

Anil K. Ojha, Anthony D. Baughn, Dhinakaran Sambandan et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 2008 · 543 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Mycobacterium tuberculosis nuoG Is a Virulence Gene That Inhibits Apoptosis of Infected Host Cells

Kamalakannan Velmurugan, Bing Chen, Jessica L. Miller et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2007 · 326 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +16

Mycobacterium tuberculosis ΔRD1 ΔpanCD: A safe and limited replicating mutant strain that protects immunocompetent and immunocompromised mice against experimental tuberculosis

Vasan K. Sambandamurthy, Steven C. Derrick, Tsungda Hsu et al. · Vaccine · 2006 · 211 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +9

A recombinant Mycobacterium smegmatis induces potent bactericidal immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Kari A Sweeney, Dee N. Dao, Michael F. Goldberg et al. · Nature Medicine · 2011 · 207 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +10