Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex mycobacteria as amoeba-resistant organisms.

BACKGROUND: Most environmental non-tuberculous mycobacteria have been demonstrated to invade amoebal trophozoites and cysts, but such relationships are largely unknown for members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. An environmental source has been proposed for the animal Mycobacterium bovis...

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Main Authors: Felix Mba Medie, Iskandar Ben Salah, Bernard Henrissat, Didier Raoult, Michel Drancourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3108610?pdf=render