Zebrafish embryo screen for mycobacterial genes involved in the initiation of granuloma formation reveals a newly identified ESX-1 component
The hallmark of tuberculosis (TB) is the formation of granulomas, which are clusters of infected macrophages surrounded by additional macrophages, neutrophils and lymphocytes. Although it has long been thought that granulomas are beneficial for the host, there is evidence that mycobacteria also prom...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists Limited
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3124061/ |