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Mycobacterium tuberculosis cording in alveolar macrophages of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis is likely associated with increased mycobacterial virulence.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Sept 2018
Ufimtseva Elena G, Eremeeva Natalya I, Petrunina Ekaterina M, Umpeleva Tatiana V, Bayborodin Sergey I, Vakhrusheva Diana V, Skornyakov Sergey N
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is an infectious agent that causes tuberculosis (TB) in humans. A study of the volume of Mtb population and the detection of Mtb virulence in the lungs of patients with pulmonary TB are of great importance for understanding the infectious process and the outcome of the disease. We analyzed the functional state of Mtb and their number in alveolar macrophages obtained from the...
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