Mycobacteria counteract a TLR-mediated nitrosative defense mechanism in a zebrafish infection model.

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), caused by the intracellular bacterial pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is a major world health problem. The production of reactive nitrogen species (RNS) is a potent cytostatic and cytotoxic defense mechanism against intracellular pathogens. Nevertheless, the p...

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Main Authors: Philip M Elks, Michiel van der Vaart, Vincent van Hensbergen, Esther Schutz, Michael J Redd, Emi Murayama, Herman P Spaink, Annemarie H Meijer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24967596/?tool=EBI