The role of the mycobacterial DNA-binding protein 1 (MDP1) from <it>Mycobacterium bovis</it> BCG in host cell interaction

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</it> differs from most pathogens in its ability to multiply inside monocytes and to persist during long periods of time within granuloma in a status of latency. A class of proteins called my...

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Main Authors: Kunisch Ralph, Kamal Elisabeth, Lewin Astrid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/165