Diagnostic and Vaccine Potentials of ESAT-6 Family Proteins encoded by M. tuberculosis genomic regions absent in M. bovis BCG

Abu Salim Mustafa^*

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, PO Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait

^*Corresponding Author: Abu Salim Mustafa, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, PO Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait, Fax: 965)35332719 Email:

Keywords: Tuberculosis; ESAT-6 family proteins; Diagnosis; Vaccine

Introduction