TB Research

Bacterial Strain–Dependent Dissociation of Cell Recruitment and Cell-to-Cell Spread in Early M. tuberculosis Infection

Beth Shoshana Zha, Ludovic Desvignes, Tawania Fergus, Amber Cornelius, Tan‐Yun Cheng, D. Branch Moody, J. Ernst

mBio · 2022-06

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a leading infectious disease killer worldwide and is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis . After exposure to M. tuberculosis , outcomes range from apparent elimination to active disease.

MeSH terms

  • Tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Infectious disease (medical specialty)
  • Disease
  • Microbiology
  • Cell
  • Immunology
  • Virology
  • Biology
  • Medicine