Transmissible Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Share Genetic Markers and Immune Phenotypes

Successful transmission of tuberculosis depends on the interplay of human behavior, host immune responses, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence factors. Previous studies have been focused on identifying host risk factors associated with increased transmission, but the contribution of specific ge...

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Main Author: Nebenzahl-Guimaraes, Hanna (author)
Other Authors: van Laarhoven, Arjan (author), Farhat, Maha R. (author), Koeken, Valerie A. C. M. (author), Mandemakers, Jornt J. (author), Zomer, Aldert (author), van Hijum, Sacha A. F. T. (author), Netea, Mihai G. (author), Murray, Megan (author), van Crevel, Reinout (author), van Soolingen, Dick (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Genetic Markers
Immunity, Cellular
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Phenotype
tuberculosis
transmission
bacterial genomes
immunology
Ciências Médicas::Medicina Básica
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/62014
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/62014

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/62014

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