Cyclic AMP-dependent resuscitation of dormant Mycobacteria by exogenous free fatty acids.

One third of the world population carries a latent tuberculosis (TB) infection, which may reactivate leading to active disease. Although TB latency has been known for many years it remains poorly understood. In particular, substances of host origin, which may induce the resuscitation of dormant myco...

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Main Authors: Margarita Shleeva, Anna Goncharenko, Yuliya Kudykina, Danielle Young, Michael Young, Arseny Kaprelyants
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3871856?pdf=render