Microbiology - Lipid lunch for persistent pathogen

被引：44

作者：

Bishai, W

机构：

[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Int Hlth, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA

[2] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Med, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2000年 / 406卷 / 6797期

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D O I：

10.1038/35021159

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

A biochemical pathway called the glyoxylate shunt may be important for the long-term survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis - the bacterium that causes tuberculosis - in humans. These results give clues to where in the body the bacterium hides during 'latent' infection.

引用

页码：683 / 685

页数：3

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