Spatial relationships of intra-lesion heterogeneity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis microenvironment, replication status, and drug efficacy.

A hallmark of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is the marked heterogeneity that exists, spanning lesion type differences to microenvironment changes as infection progresses. A mechanistic understanding of how this heterogeneity affects Mtb growth and treatment efficacy necessitates single...

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Main Authors: Richard C Lavin, Shumin Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010459