Innate immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing and other genotypes.

BACKGROUND: As a species, Mycobacterium tuberculosis is more diverse than previously thought. In particular, the Beijing family of M. tuberculosis strains is spreading and evaluating throughout the world and this is giving rise to public health concerns. Genetic diversity within this family has rece...

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Main Authors: Chongzhen Wang, Pascale Peyron, Olga Mestre, Gilla Kaplan, Dick van Soolingen, Qian Gao, Brigitte Gicquel, Olivier Neyrolles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2963601?pdf=render