Mycobacterial Evolution Intersects With Host Tolerance

Over the past 200 years, tuberculosis (TB) has caused more deaths than any other infectious disease, likely infecting more people than it has at any other time in human history. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the etiologic agent of TB, is an obligate human pathogen that has evolved through the mi...

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Main Authors: Joseph W. Saelens, Gopinath Viswanathan, David M. Tobin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00528/full