Fluorescent Mycobacterium tuberculosis reporters: illuminating host–pathogen interactions

Abstract excerpt

The pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is intrinsically linked to its intimate and enduring interaction with its host, and understanding Mtb-host interactions at a molecular level is critical to attempts to decrease the significant burden of tuberculosis disease. The marked heterogeneity that exists in lesion progression and outcome during Mtb infection necessitates the development of methods that...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
• Share to Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
• Share to Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology