Molecular mechanisms regulating persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-167

  Zahrt, Thomas C ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Granuloma; Latency; Macrophage; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDE; CYTOKINE; MYCOLIC ACID; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DOSE CALCULATION; DYNAMICS; GRANULOMA; HOST; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STARVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037296604     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(02)00083-7     Document Type: Review

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