mRNA Degradation Rates Are Coupled to Metabolic Status in Mycobacterium smegmatis
The logistics of tuberculosis therapy are difficult, requiring multiple drugs for many months. Mycobacterium tuberculosis survives in part by entering nongrowing states in which it is metabolically less active and thus less susceptible to antibiotics. Basic knowledge on how M. tuberculosis survives...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019-07-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00957-19 |