Eis (Enhanced Intracellular Survival) Protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Disturbs the Cross Regulation of T-cells

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The pathogenesis of tuberculosis is complex and its manifestations diverse, reflecting a lifetime of dynamic interactions between mycobacterial virulence factors and the human immune system. The pathogenic mycobacteria have developed strategies to circumvent the major killing mechanisms employed by macrophages and take advantage of the enclosed environment within its host cell to avoid humoral and cell-mediated...

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