Article
Diversity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis mannosylated cell wall determinants impacts adaptation to the host.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Mar 2010
Torrelles Jordi B, Schlesinger Larry S
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the causal agent of TB) has co-evolved with humans for centuries. It infects via the airborne route and is a prototypic highly adapted intracellular pathogen of macrophages. Extensive sequencing of the M. tuberculosis genome along with recent molecular phylogenetic studies is enabling us to gain insight into the biologic diversity that exists among bacterial strains that impact the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
