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A Zebrafish Model of Mycobacterium leprae Granulomatous Infection
Understanding the pathogenesis of leprosy granulomas has been hindered by a paucity of tractable experimental animal models. Mycobacterium leprae, which causes leprosy, grows optimally at approximately 30°C, so we sought to model granulomatous disease in the ectothermic zebrafish. We found that nonc...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5853370/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28934421 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix329 |