巨细胞在感染Mycobacterium abscessus形状的光滑和粗变体时的转录组概况

Nishant Nandanwar1, Joy E Gibson2, Michael N Neely2

  • 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA.

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概括

菌根杆菌 (Mab) 感染包括光滑的 (S) 和粗的 (R) 形式. 这项研究表明,Mab-S和Mab-R形态类型在巨细胞中引发了类似的早期免疫反应,为环境对Mab病原发生的影响提供了一个模型.

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