Cytological and transcript analyses reveal fat and lazy persister-like bacilli in tuberculous sputum.

Cytological and transcript analyses reveal fat and lazy persister-like bacilli in tuberculous sputum.

<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculous sputum provides a sample of bacilli that must be eliminated by chemotherapy and that may go on to transmit infection. A preliminary observation that Mycobacterium tuberculosis cells contain triacylglycerol lipid bodies in sputum, but not when growing in vit...

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Main Authors: Natalie J Garton, Simon J Waddell, Anna L Sherratt, Su-Min Lee, Rebecca J Smith, Claire Senner, Jason Hinds, Kumar Rajakumar, Richard A Adegbola, Gurdyal S Besra, Philip D Butcher, Michael R Barer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18384229/?tool=EBI

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