Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and Inflammation: What is beneficial for the host and for the bacterium?

Tuberculosis is still a major health problem in the world. Initial interactions between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the host mark the pathway of infection and the subsequent host inflammatory response. This inflammatory response is tightly regulated by both the host and the bacterium during diffe...

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Main Authors: Smitha J. Sasindran, Jordi B. Torrelles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00002/full