PhoP: a missing piece in the intricate puzzle of Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence.

PhoP: a missing piece in the intricate puzzle of Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence.

Inactivation of the transcriptional regulator PhoP results in Mycobacterium tuberculosis attenuation. Preclinical testing has shown that attenuated M. tuberculosis phoP mutants hold promise as safe and effective live vaccine candidates. We focused this study to decipher the virulence networks regula...

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Main Authors: Jesús Gonzalo-Asensio, Serge Mostowy, Jose Harders-Westerveen, Kris Huygen, Rogelio Hernández-Pando, Jelle Thole, Marcel Behr, Brigitte Gicquel, Carlos Martín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2566814?pdf=render

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