CD11cHi monocyte-derived macrophages are a major cellular compartment infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

During tuberculosis, lung myeloid cells have two opposing roles: they are an intracellular niche occupied by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and they restrict bacterial replication. Lung myeloid cells from mice infected with yellow-fluorescent protein expressing M. tuberculosis were analyzed by flow cyt...

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Main Authors: Jinhee Lee, Shayla Boyce, Jennifer Powers, Christina Baer, Christopher M Sassetti, Samuel M Behar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008621