Interactions of attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis phoP mutant with human macrophages.

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis phoP mutant SO2 derived from a clinical isolate was shown to be attenuated in mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages and in vivo mouse infection model and has demonstrated a high potential as attenuated vaccine candidate against tuberculosis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIP...

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Main Authors: Nadia L Ferrer, Ana B Gomez, Olivier Neyrolles, Brigitte Gicquel, Carlos Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2945763?pdf=render