TARGET now has more than 2400 unique transposon mutants!!! Click here to browse our mutant collection Click here to order mutants from Colorado State University Search our Mutants Latest Hits!!! Rv0097 Rv0217c Rv0453 Rv0962c Rv1056 Rv1073 Updated Dec 07, 2007

In 2002, TARGET (Tuberculosis Animal Research and Gene Evaluation Taskforce) was formed in response to a request from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIH/NIAID) to enable the modeling of human tuberculosis in multiple animal species using defined protocols and testing defined mutants of M. tuberculosis   Since no single animal model reproduces all features of human tuberculosis, TARGET evaluates M. tuberculosis and M. tuberculosis mutants in mice, guinea pigs, and hollow fibers to assess their virulence and capacity to induce, for example, acute, latent, or progressive tuberculosis.   TARGET is accepting proposals for mutant testing in validated mouse, guinea pig, and hollow fiber models.   enter  We also offer a growing number of TB mutants and mutagenic plasmids to the research community. enter    To check the status of your TARGET request, please click here.   Other Groups and Partners in TB Research