Populations of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis lack a cell wall: Isolation, visualization, and whole-genome characterization

Objective/Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) causes active tuberculosis (TB) in only a small percentage of infected people. In most cases, the infection is clinically latent, where bacilli can persist in human hosts for years without causing disease. Surprisingly, the biology of such persi...

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Main Authors: Ali Akbar Velayati, Thomas Abeel, Terrance Shea, Gennady Konstantinovich Zhavnerko, Bruce Birren, Gail H Cassell, Ashlee M Earl, Sven Hoffner, Parissa Farnia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=1;spage=66;epage=73;aulast=Velayati