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Reprogramming diminishes retention of Mycobacterium leprae in Schwann cells and elevates bacterial transfer property to fibroblasts

Background: Bacterial pathogens can manipulate or subvert host tissue cells to their advantage at different stages during infection, from initial colonization in primary host niches to dissemination. Recently, we have shown that Mycobacterium leprae (ML), the causative agent of human leprosy, reprog...

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Autores principales: Masaki, Toshihiro, McGlinchey, Aidan, Tomlinson, Simon R., Qu, Jinrong, Rambukkana, Anura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000Research 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3829123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24358891
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.2-198.v3