Rv2577 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is a Virulence Factor With Dual Phosphatase and Phosphodiesterase Functions

Rv2577 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is a Virulence Factor With Dual Phosphatase and Phosphodiesterase Functions

Tuberculosis, a lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is one of the ten leading causes of death worldwide affecting mainly developing countries. Mtb can persist and survive inside infected cells through modulation of host antibacterial attack, i.e., by avoiding the maturation of p...

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Main Authors: Marina Andrea Forrellad, Federico Carlos Blanco, Rubén Marrero Diaz de Villegas, Cristina Lourdes Vázquez, Agustín Yaneff, Elizabeth Andrea García, Maximiliano Gabriel Gutierrez, Rosario Durán, Andrea Villarino, Fabiana Bigi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
virulence factor
Rv2577
phosphatase
phosphodiesterase
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.570794/full

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