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Types and functions of heterogeneity in mycobacteria.
Nature reviews. Microbiology - 1 Sept 2022
Chung Eun Seon, Johnson William C, Aldridge Bree B
Abstract excerpt
The remarkable ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to survive attacks from the host immune response and drug treatment is due to the resilience of a few bacilli rather than a result of survival of the entire population. Maintenance of mycobacterial subpopulations with distinct phenotypic characteristics is key for survival in the face of dynamic and variable stressors encountered during infection. Mycobacterial...
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