Neutrophil killing of Mycobacterium abscessus by intra- and extracellular mechanisms.

Mycobacterium abscessus, a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium, are increasingly present in soft tissue infections and chronic lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis, and infections are characterized by growth in neutrophil-rich environments. M. abscessus is observed as two distinct smoot...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Kenneth C Malcolm, Silvia M Caceres, Kerstin Pohl, Katie R Poch, Audrey Bernut, Laurent Kremer, Donna L Bratton, Jean-Louis Herrmann, Jerry A Nick
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5909612?pdf=render