Neutrophils in Tuberculosis: Cell Biology, Cellular Networking and Multitasking in Host Defense
Neutrophils readily infiltrate infection foci, phagocytose and usually destroy microbes. In tuberculosis (TB), a chronic pulmonary infection caused by <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> (<i>Mtb</i>), neutrophils harbor bacilli, are abundant in tissue lesions, and their abundan...
Main Authors: | Rachana R. Borkute, Sören Woelke, Gang Pei, Anca Dorhoi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/9/4801 |
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