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A specific polymorphism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv causes differential ESAT-6 expression and identifies WhiB6 as a novel ESX-1 component.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 2014
Solans Luis, Aguiló Nacho, Samper Sofía, Pawlik Alexandre, Frigui Wafa, Martín Carlos, Brosch Roland, Gonzalo-Asensio Jesús
Abstract excerpt
The ESX-1 secreted virulence factor ESAT-6 is one of the major and most well-studied virulence factors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, given that its inactivation severely attenuates virulent mycobacteria. In this work, we show that clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis produce and secrete larger a...
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