House of cellulose – a new hideout for drug tolerant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

House of cellulose – a new hideout for drug tolerant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) causes tuberculosis (TB). The treatment of TB requires administration of multiple drugs for long durations because of the unusual drug tolerance of Mtb. The phenotypic drug tolerance of genetically drug-susceptible Mtb in humans can be explained by its ability to for...

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Main Author: Ashwani Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2016-06-01
Series:Microbial Cell
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
biofilms
cellulose
drug tolerance
thiol reductive stress
extracellular polymeric substance
Online Access:http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/house-of-cellulose-a-new-hideout-for-drug-tolerant-mycobacterium-tuberculosis/

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