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Mycobacterium abscessus Morphotype Comparison in a Murine Model

Pulmonary infections with Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) are increasingly prevalent in patients with lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis. M. abscessus exists in two morphotypes, smooth and rough, but the impact of morphotype on virulence is unclear. We developed an immune competent mouse m...

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Autores principales: Caverly, Lindsay J., Caceres, Silvia M., Fratelli, Cori, Happoldt, Carrie, Kidwell, Kelley M., Malcolm, Kenneth C., Nick, Jerry A., Nichols, David P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4326282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25675351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117657