Mycoketide: A CD1c-Presented Antigen with Important Implications in Mycobacterial Infection

Mycobacterium tuberculosis and related mycobacteria species are unique in that the acid-fast bacilli possess a highly lipid-rich cell wall that not simply confers resistance to treatment with acid alcohol, but also controls their survival and virulence. It has recently been established that a fracti...

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Main Authors: Isamu Matsunaga, Masahiko Sugita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/981821
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