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Interactions of attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis phoP mutant with human macrophages.
PloS one - 24 Sept 2010
Ferrer Nadia L, Gomez Ana B, Neyrolles Olivier, Gicquel Brigitte, Martin Carlos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis phoP mutant SO2 derived from a clinical isolate was shown to be attenuated in mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages and in vivo mouse infection model and has demonstrated a high potential as attenuated vaccine candidate against tuberculosis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study, we analyze the adhesion and the intracellular growth and trafficking of SO2 in human...
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