Dr. Ali Akbar Velayati is the Director of the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD) at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. He is a Full Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and he has guided more than 300 MD and PhD students. He is also the Head of Mycobacteriology Research Center (MRC) in NRITLD, where he directly monitors the basic and clinical trial on tuberculosis. Dr. Velayati is the President of the Asian African Society of Mycobacteriology and of the Society of Biomedical and Biotechnology Scientists. He is the Chief Editor of the International Journal of Mycobacteriology, the Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine, and the Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal. Dr. Parissa Farnia is the Director of the Iranian National Reference Tuberculosis Laboratory (INRT) at the Mycobacteriology Research Center (MRC) in the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD). Her expertise and research interests include mycobacteriology, infectious diseases, and tuberculosis. She has published in multiple international journals such as Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Chest, Clinical infectious Diseases, and the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and serves on several editorial boards including International Journal of Mycobacteriology, the Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine, and the Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal.

• 1. The Taxonomy of the Genus MycobacteriumEnrico-Tortoli2. Identification of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium: Conventional versus Rapid Molecular TestsAli Akbar Velayati, Parissa Farina, Shima Saif3. Susceptibility Testing of Nontuberculous MycobacteriaImran Ahmed, Rumina Hasan, Sadia Shakoor4. Future Nontuberculous Mycobacteria DST and Therapeutic Interventions Sven Hoffner, Diane Ordway5. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases in HumansLars-Olof. Larsson, Rutger Bennet, Margareta Eriksson, Bodil Jonsson and Malin Ridell6. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease Ruxana T. Sadikot7. Clinical Presentation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Using Radiological and CT-Scan ImaginingPayam Mehrian, Poopak Farnia, Jalaledin Ghanavi, Hamidreza Jamaati, Payam Tabarsi, Ali Akbar Velayati8. Mapping the Footprints of Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria: A Diagnostic Dilemma Mandira Varma-Basil, Mridula Bose9. Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated NTM Infections and Their ControlSadia Shakoor, Maria Owais, Rumina Hasan and Seema Irfan10. Epidemiological Distribution of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria using Geographical Information SystemParissa Farnia, Poopak Farina, Jaladein Ghanavi, Ali Akbar Velayati

Dr. Ali Akbar Velayati is the Director of the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD) at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. He is a Full Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and he has guided more than 300 MD and PhD students. He is also the Head of Mycobacteriology Research Center (MRC) in NRITLD, where he directly monitors the basic and clinical trial on tuberculosis. Dr. Velayati is the President of the Asian African Society of Mycobacteriology and of the Society of Biomedical and Biotechnology Scientists. He is the Chief Editor of the International Journal of Mycobacteriology, the Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine, and the Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal. Dr. Parissa Farnia is the Director of the Iranian National Reference Tuberculosis Laboratory (INRT) at the Mycobacteriology Research Center (MRC) in the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD). Her expertise and research interests include mycobacteriology, infectious diseases, and tuberculosis. She has published in multiple international journals such as Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Chest, Clinical infectious Diseases, and the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and serves on several editorial boards including International Journal of Mycobacteriology, the Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine, and the Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal.

• 1. The Taxonomy of the Genus MycobacteriumEnrico-Tortoli2. Identification of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium: Conventional versus Rapid Molecular TestsAli Akbar Velayati, Parissa Farina, Shima Saif3. Susceptibility Testing of Nontuberculous MycobacteriaImran Ahmed, Rumina Hasan, Sadia Shakoor4. Future Nontuberculous Mycobacteria DST and Therapeutic Interventions Sven Hoffner, Diane Ordway5. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases in HumansLars-Olof. Larsson, Rutger Bennet, Margareta Eriksson, Bodil Jonsson and Malin Ridell6. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease Ruxana T. Sadikot7. Clinical Presentation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Using Radiological and CT-Scan ImaginingPayam Mehrian, Poopak Farnia, Jalaledin Ghanavi, Hamidreza Jamaati, Payam Tabarsi, Ali Akbar Velayati8. Mapping the Footprints of Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria: A Diagnostic Dilemma Mandira Varma-Basil, Mridula Bose9. Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated NTM Infections and Their ControlSadia Shakoor, Maria Owais, Rumina Hasan and Seema Irfan10. Epidemiological Distribution of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria using Geographical Information SystemParissa Farnia, Poopak Farina, Jaladein Ghanavi, Ali Akbar Velayati