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Reduced Drug Uptake in Phenotypically Resistant Nutrient-Starved Nonreplicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis
19 Jan 2013
Abstract excerpt
During active tuberculosis a spectrum of physiologically different Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli reside in human tissues. Subpopulations of the pathogen survive antibiotic treatment for a prolonged time in a dormant state of phenotypic drug resistance, a phenomenon independent of genetic mutations. Here, we used an established culture model of nutrient deprivation to shift down M. tuberculosis from growth to...
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