Hepcidin deficiency and iron deficiency do not alter tuberculosis susceptibility in a murine M. tb infection model
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the macrophage-tropic pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) is a highly prevalent infectious disease. Since an immune correlate of protection or effective vaccine have yet to be found, continued research into host-pathogen interactions is important. Previous literat...
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Public Library of Science
2018
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