Stokes, Richard W and Waddell, Simon J (2009) Adjusting to a new home: Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene expression in response to an intracellular lifestyle. Future Microbiology, 4 (10). pp. 1317-1335. ISSN 1746-0921

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Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains the most significant single species of bacteria causing disease in mankind. The ability of M. tuberculosis to survive and replicate within host macrophages is a pivotal step in its pathogenesis. Understanding the microenvironments that M. tuberculosis encounters within the macrophage and the adaptations that the bacterium undergoes to facilitate its survival will lead to insights into possible therapeutic targets for improved treatment of tuberculosis. This is urgently needed with the emergence of multi- and extensively drug resistant strains of M. tuberculosis. Significant advances have been made in understanding the macrophage response on encountering M. tuberculosis. Complementary information is also accumulating regarding the counter responses of M. tuberculosis during the various stages of its interactions with the host. As such, a picture is emerging delineating the gene expression of intracellular M. tuberculosis at different stages of the interaction with macrophages.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Clinical and Experimental Medicine Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Global Health and Infection
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR0075 Bacteria Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR0171 Microorganisms in the animal body Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR0180 Immunology
Depositing User:	Simon Waddell
Date Deposited:	04 Jan 2012 16:39
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2019 18:04
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7636
Google Scholar:	3 Citations

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