Non-replicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis elicits a reduced infectivity profile with corresponding modifications to the cell wall and extracellular matrix.

Non-replicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis elicits a reduced infectivity profile with corresponding modifications to the cell wall and extracellular matrix.

A key feature of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is its ability to become dormant in the host. Little is known of the mechanisms by which these bacilli are able to persist in this state. Therefore, the focus of this study was to emulate environmental conditions encountered by M. tuberculosis in the granu...

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Main Authors: Joanna Bacon, Luke J Alderwick, Jon A Allnutt, Evelina Gabasova, Robert Watson, Kim A Hatch, Simon O Clark, Rose E Jeeves, Alice Marriott, Emma Rayner, Howard Tolley, Geoff Pearson, Graham Hall, Gurdyal S Besra, Lorenz Wernisch, Ann Williams, Philip D Marsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087329
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