Capsule deposition kinetics, polysaccharide export across the mycomembrane, and how capsule composition shapes host immune recognition.

Enzymes that build and remodel the tripartite peptidoglycan–arabinogalactan–mycolic acid cell wall, including arabinomannan release by LamH.

New CAZyme families (GH172, GH183) that degrade mycobacterial polysaccharides, including weaponised variants for interbacterial competition.

Type VII secretion-mediated toxin delivery enabling inter-mycobacterial antagonism across the Mycobacteriales.

Bacterial predation as a driver of cell envelope evolution — how predatory organisms target and lyse mycobacterial prey and what this reveals about envelope vulnerabilities.

Enzyme-based diagnostic tools that exploit the unique carbohydrate structures of the mycobacterial cell envelope for rapid and specific detection of mycobacterial infections.