Macrophage Receptors for<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>

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Authors

J. Ernst · University of California, San Francisco

Abstract

The resurgence of concern about tuberculosis has resulted in the discovery that Mycobacterium tuberculosis , a facultative intracellular pathogen, has developed numerous mechanisms for entering human macrophages. In this regard M. tuberculosis differs from obligate extracellular pathogens, such as

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Infection and Immunity

Volume 66, Issue 4, pp. 1277-1281

DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.4.1277-1281.1998

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