Experimental Evidence for Limited in vivo Virulence of Mycobacterium africanum

Experimental Evidence for Limited in vivo Virulence of Mycobacterium africanum

Tuberculosis remains a public health problem and a main cause of death to humans. Both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium africanum cause tuberculosis. In contrast to M. tuberculosis, which is geographically spread, M. africanum is restricted to West Africa. Differences have also been foun...

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Main Authors: Baltazar Cá, Kaori L. Fonseca, Jeremy Sousa, Ana Raquel Maceiras, Diana Machado, Lilica Sanca, Paulo Rabna, Pedro N. S. Rodrigues, Miguel Viveiros, Margarida Saraiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
tuberculosis
Mycobacterium africanum
immune response
cytokines
pathology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02102/full

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