In vitro studies on the sputum phenotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Two defining characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in sputum are gene expression and the production of lipid bodies (LBs). Previous analysis of the Mtb sputum transcriptome demonstrated that a population of persister-like bacilli predominate in sputum. LBs are intracellular structures...
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University of Leicester
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.555475 |