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Spreading of a mycobacterial cell-surface lipid into host epithelial membranes promotes infectivity

Several virulence lipids populate the outer cell wall of pathogenic mycobacteria. Phthiocerol dimycocerosate (PDIM), one of the most abundant outer membrane lipids, plays important roles in both defending against host antimicrobial programs and in evading these programs altogether. Immediately follo...

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Autores principales: Cambier, CJ, Banik, Steven M, Buonomo, Joseph A, Bertozzi, Carolyn R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7735756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33226343
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60648