Tuberculosis
New tuberculosis study findings have been published by scientists at University of British Columbia
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, July 21st, 2009
"Immunocompromised mice infected with a Delta hsaC mutant of M. tuberculosis H37Rv survived 50% longer than mice infected with the wild-type strain. In guinea pigs, the mutant disseminated more slowly to the spleen, persisted less successfully in the lung, and caused little pathology. These data establish that, while cholesterol metabolism by M. tuberculosis appears to be most important during the...
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