Molecular, cellular and neurological consequences of infection by the neglected human pathogen Nocardia

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BACKGROUND: Nocardia is a facultative intracellular pathogen that infects the lungs and brains of immunocompromised patients with consequences that can be fatal. The incidence of such infections is rising, immunocompetent individuals are also being infected, and there is a need to learn more about this neglected bacterial pathogen and the interaction with its human host. RESULTS: We have applied dual RNA-seq to...

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