Is adipose tissue a place for Mycobacterium tuberculosis persistence?

Is adipose tissue a place for Mycobacterium tuberculosis persistence?

<h4>Background</h4>Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB), has the ability to persist in its human host for exceptionally long periods of time. However, little is known about the location of the bacilli in latently infected individuals. Long-term mycobacte...

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Main Authors: Olivier Neyrolles, Rogelio Hernández-Pando, France Pietri-Rouxel, Paul Fornès, Ludovic Tailleux, Jorge Alberto Barrios Payán, Elisabeth Pivert, Yann Bordat, Diane Aguilar, Marie-Christine Prévost, Caroline Petit, Brigitte Gicquel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000043

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