Effect of carbon monoxide on Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis
The intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is exposed to multiple host antimicrobial pathways, including toxic gases such as superoxide, nitric oxide and carbon monoxide (CO). To survive, mycobacteria evolved mechanisms to resist the toxic environment, and in this review we focus on...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3537638/ |