Targeting Autophagy as a Strategy for Developing New Vaccines and Host-Directed Therapeutics Against Mycobacteria

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Mycobacterial disease is an immense burden worldwide. This disease group includes tuberculosis, leprosy (Hansen’s disease), Buruli Ulcer, and non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease. The burden of NTM disease, both pulmonary and ulcerative, is drastically escalating globally, especially in developed countries such as America and Australia. Mycobacteria’s ability to inhibit or evade the host immune system has...

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