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Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutants defective in the arrest of phagosome maturation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Sept 2004
Pethe Kevin, Swenson Dana L, Alonso Sylvie, Anderson Jennifer, Wang Carren, Russell David G
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis resides within the phagocytes of its host. It ensures its continued survival through arresting the normal maturation of its phagosome, which is retained within the early endosomal system of the macrophage. Although individual bacterial components have been shown to modulate phagosome biogenesis, the mechanism(s) active in live, intact bacteria remain elusive. We have developed a genetic...
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