Increased susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium in hemochromatosis protein HFE-deficient mice
Mycobacterium avium is an opportunistic infectious agent in immunocompromised patients, living inside macrophage phagosomes. As for other mycobacterial species, iron availability is a critical factor for M. avium survival and multiplication. Indeed, an association between host secondary iron overloa...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/69108 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/69108 |