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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Tuberculosis -- Pathogenesis"”.
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Virulence Factor Mpt64 Targets the Endoplasmic Reticulum
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, is one of the most successful human pathogens. One reason for its success is that M. tuberculosis can reside within host macrophages, a cell type that normally functions to phagocytose and destroy infectious bacteria. However, M. …
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Immune function alterations in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) infected with Mycobacterium species
Tuberculosis is an important health concern for Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) populations worldwide. Most infections are due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of human tuberculosis, though mechanisms underlying elephant susceptibility are unknown. In humans and other studied species, …
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Pathogenesis of experimental tuberculosis in guinea pigs
Tuberculosis is an important infectious disease of humans that can be modeled in a number of small laboratory animal species. In humans and guinea pigs, infection with the causative agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis, incites a chronic inflammatory response in the lung (pulmonary) and other …