Pathogenesis, Immunology, and Diagnosis of Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
Phagocytosis of tubercle bacilli by antigen-presenting cells in human lung alveoli initiates a complex infection process by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a potentially protective immune response by the host. M. tuberculosis has devoted a large part of its genome towards functions that allow it to s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Developmental Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/814943 |