Role of PPE18 protein in intracellular survival and pathogenicity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice.

<h4>Background</h4>Ever since its discovery the mycobacterial proline-proline-glutamic acid (PPE) family of proteins has generated a huge amount of interest. Understanding the role of these proteins in the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is important. We have demonstrate...

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Main Authors: Khalid Hussain Bhat, Asma Ahmed, Santosh Kumar, Pawan Sharma, Sangita Mukhopadhyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23300718/?tool=EBI