Pathogenic Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Resist and Inactivate Cathelicidin: Implication of a Novel Role for Polar Mycobacterial Lipids

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a large group of environmental organisms with worldwide distribution, but only a relatively few are known to be pathogenic. Chronic, debilitating lung disease is the most common manifestation of NTM infection, which is often refractory to treatment. The incidenc...

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Autores principales: Honda, Jennifer R., Hess, Tamara, Malcolm, Kenneth C., Ovrutsky, Alida R., Bai, Xiyuan, Irani, Vida R., Dobos, Karen M., Chan, Edward D., Flores, Sonia C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4436335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25993058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126994

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4436335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25993058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126994

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