recombinant attenuated L. monocytogenes vaccines expressing the 5 M. tuberculosis antigens 23.5/Mpt64, TB10.4/EsxH, ESAT6/EsxA, CFP10/EsxB, and r30/antigen 85B consistently and significantly boost the high level of protection conferred by BCG alone in both C57BL/6 and BALB/c mouse models of pulmonary TB. The gene discussed is TMSB10; the disease is pulmonary tuberculosis.