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Macrophage Receptors for<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>
Infection and Immunity · 1998 · Vol. 66(4) · pp. 1277–1281
J. Ernst✉(University of California, San Francisco)
Abstract
The resurgence of concern about tuberculosis has resulted in the discovery that Mycobacterium tuberculosis , a facultative intracellular pathogen, has developed numerous mechanisms for entering human macrophages. In this regard M. tuberculosis differs from obligate extracellular pathogens, such as
Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMycobacterium research and diagnosisCytokine Signaling Pathways and InteractionsBiologyMycobacterium tuberculosisMacrophageMicrobiologyTuberculosisImmunologyReceptorMycobacteriumVirologyBacteria
MeSH terms
Mannose ReceptorMacrophagesMycobacterium tuberculosisReceptors, ComplementReceptors, Cell SurfaceLectins, C-TypeMannose-Binding Lectins
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