M.tuberculosis strains of W cluster have high capacity to survive within macrophages

S. Andreevskaya, C. Larisa, S. Tatiana, L. Elena, K. Alexey (Moscow, Russian Federation)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - The challenge of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Session: The challenge of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2499
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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