Recent advances in defining the immunoproteome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Immunity conferred by antigen-specific CD4+ T cells is critical for controlling infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis. However, despite research that spans more than a century, many of the characteristics of protective immune responses to Mtb remain el...

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Main Authors: Shajo eKunnath-Velayudhan, Steven Anthony Porcelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00335/full