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Nitric oxide induces the distinct invisibility phenotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Communications biology - 28 Sept 2024
Gap-Gaupool Brindha, Glenn Sarah M, Milburn Emily, Turapov Obolbek, Crosatti Marialuisa, Hincks Jennifer, Stewart Bradley, Bacon Joanna, Kendall Sharon L, Voskuil Martin I, Riabova Olga, Monakhova Natalia, Green Jeffrey, Waddell Simon J, Makarov Vadim A, Mukamolova Galina V
Abstract excerpt
During infection Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) forms physiologically distinct subpopulations that are recalcitrant to treatment and undetectable using standard diagnostics. These difficult to culture or differentially culturable (DC) Mtb are revealed in liquid media, their revival is often stimulated by resuscitation-promoting factors (Rpf) and prevented by Rpf inhibitors. Here, we investigated the role of...
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