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The thick waxy coat of mycobacteria, a protective layer against antibiotics and the host's immune system
Tuberculosis, caused by the pathogenic bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is the leading cause of death from an infectious disease, with a mortality rate of over a million people per year. This pathogen's remarkable resilience and infectivity is largely due to its unique waxy cell enve...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Portland Press Ltd.
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7261415/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32470138 http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BCJ20200194 |