Striking the right balance determines TB or not TB.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis continues to be one of the most successful pathogens on earth. Upon inhalation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a healthy individual, the host immune system will attempt to eliminate these pathogens using a combination of immune defense strategies. These include the recrui...

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Main Authors: Somdeb eBosedasgupta, Jean ePieters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00455/full