Coupling reporter expression to respiration detects active as well as dormant mycobacteria in vitro and in mouse tissues

Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is known to slow down its transcriptional activity during dormancy. Hence, while using reporter strains, it is important to couple the reporter gene to a promoter that is strong and sensitive both in active and dormant M. tuberculosis. Since respiration is an i...

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Main Authors: Subash Chand Verma, Umamageswaran Venugopal, Shaheb Raj Khan, Md. Sohail Akhtar, Manju Yasoda Krishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2014;volume=3;issue=1;spage=25;epage=35;aulast=Verma