Pathogenicity and virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

ABSTRACT Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of tuberculosis, an infectious disease with one of the highest morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Leveraging its highly evolved repertoire of non-protein and protein virulence factors, Mtb invades through the airway, subverts hos...

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Main Authors: Kathryn C. Rahlwes, Beatriz R.S. Dias, Priscila C. Campos, Samuel Alvarez-Arguedas, Michael U. Shiloh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Virulence
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21505594.2022.2150449