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Tuberculosis: The success tale of less explored dormant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
22 Dec 2022
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( M.tb ) is an intracellular pathogen that predominantly affects the alveolar macrophages in the respiratory tract. Upon infection, the activation of TLR2 and TLR4- mediated signaling pathways leads to lysosomal degradation of the bacteria. However, bacterium counteracts the host immune cells and utilizes them as a cellular niche for its survival. One distinctive mechanism of M.tb to...
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