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SUBMITTER: Vazquez CL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4283733 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cellular microbiology 20140602 9
Some intracellular bacteria are known to cause long-term infections that last decades without compromising the viability of the host. Although of critical importance, the adaptations that intracellular bacteria undergo during this long process of residence in a host cell environment remain obscure. Here, we report a novel experimental approach to study the adaptations of mycobacteria imposed by a long-term intracellular lifestyle. Selected Mycobacterium bovis BCG through continuous culture in ma ...[more]