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Elemental analysis of Mycobacterium avium-, Mycobacterium tuberculosis-, and Mycobacterium smegmatis-containing phagosomes indicates pathogen-induced microenvironments within the host cell's endosomal system.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Feb 2005
Wagner Dirk, Maser Jörg, Lai Barry, Cai Zhonghou, Barry Clifton E, Höner Zu Bentrup Kerstin, Russell David G, Bermudez Luiz E
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis are human pathogens that infect and replicate within macrophages. Both organisms live in phagosomes that fail to fuse with lysosomes and have adapted their lifestyle to accommodate the changing environment within the endosomal system. Among the m...
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