Transcriptional response of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on encounter with neutrophil in vitro

Background: Neutrophils are reported to be the dominant phagocytes in sputum from tuberculosis (TB) patients and may explain the distinctive pattern of gene expression of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in these samples. Moreover, neutrophils play an important role during tuberculosis both in colla...

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Main Author: Bakir, Amin Aziz
Other Authors: Barer, Michael
Published: University of Leicester 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.684653