Transmission phenotype of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains is mechanistically linked to induction of distinct pulmonary pathology
- Authors: Verma S, Bhatt K, Lovey A, Ribeiro-Rodrigues R, Durbin J, Jones-López EC, Palaci M, Vinhas SA, Alland D, Dietze R, Ellner JJ, Salgame P
- Publication Year: 2019
- Journal: PLoS Pathogens
- Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30840702
In a study of household contacts (HHC), households were categorized into High (HT) and Low (LT) transmission groups based on the proportion of HHC with a positive tuberculin skin test. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains from HT and LT index cases of the households were designated Mtb-HT and Mtb-LT, respectively. We found that C3HeB/FeJ mice […]
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