A mathematical representation of the development of Mycobacterium tuberculosis active, latent and dormant stages

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 292, Issue , 2012, Pages 44-59

  Magombedze, Gesham ^a   Mulder, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Differential gene expression; Mathematical modelling; Mycobacterium tuberculosis latency

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIOINFORMATICS; DORMANCY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOXIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NITRIC OXIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATHOGEN; PHENOTYPE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORMANCY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARVATION;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

BACILLI (CLASS); MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80053931194     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.09.025     Document Type: Article

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