Desiccation promotes DNA damage and rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is an obligate human pathogen that depends on its ability to spread from host to host to survive as a species. Knowledge of traits supporting transmission is lacking. Here, because desiccation occurs during the generation of Mtb-transmitting aerosol droplets, we exposed Mtb mounted atop...