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SUBMITTER: Kalsum S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5483443 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kalsum Sadaf S Braian Clara C Koeken Valerie A C M VACM Raffetseder Johanna J Lindroth Margaretha M van Crevel Reinout R Lerm Maria M
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 20170626
The causative agent of tuberculosis, <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>, shares several characteristics with organisms that produce biofilms during infections. One of these is the ability to form tight bundles also known as cords. However, little is known of the physiological relevance of the cording phenotype. In this study, we investigated whether cord-forming <i>M. tuberculosis</i> induce the formation of macrophage extracellular traps (METs) in human monocyte-derived macrophages. Macrophages ...[more]