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Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis differ in affinity for human osteoblasts and alveolar cells in vitro

Although the lung is the primary site of infection of tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis is capable of causing infection at other sites. In 5–10 % such extra-pulmonary tuberculosis is located in bone tissue of the spine. It is unknown whether host or microbial factors are responsible for the s...

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Autores principales: Sarkar, Shrabanti, Dlamini, Muyalo G., Bhattacharya, Debapriya, Ashiru, Olubisi T., Sturm, A. Willem, Moodley, Prashini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4766163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27026860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-1819-z