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Heterogeneous Host-Pathogen Encounters Coordinate Antibiotic Resilience in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Trends in microbiology - 1 Jul 2021
Mishra Richa, Yadav Vikas, Guha Madhura, Singh Amit
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Successful treatment of tuberculosis (TB) depends on the eradication of its causative agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in the host. However, the emergence of phenotypically drug-resistant Mtb in the host environment tempers the ability of antibiotics to cure disease. Host immunity produces diverse microenvironmental niches that are exploited by Mtb to mobilize adaptation programs. Such differential...
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