supported by the National Key Infectious Disease Project (Grant Nos.2008ZX10003-006 and 2008ZX10003-001);the Excellent PhD Thesis Fellowship of Southwest University(Grant Nos.kb2009010 and ky2009009);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No.XDJK2009A003);the Natural Science Foundation Project of CQ CSTC(Grant No.CSTC,2010BB5002);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81071316)
The causative agent of tuberculosis,Mycobacterium tuberculosis,is one of the most successful of human pathogens.It can evade the host immune response and establish a persistent infection or enter a dormant state withi...
supported by the National Key Infectious Disease Project(No.2008ZX10003-006);National Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.81071316);Excellent PhD Thesis Fellowship of Southwest University(Nos.kb2009010 and ky2009009);the Fundamental Research Fund for the Central Universities(No.XDJK2009A003);Natural Science Foundation Project of CQ CSTC(No.2010BB5002)。
Tuberculosis remains a public health threat of global proportions.Iron is a scarce resource indispensable to both host and pathogen during infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis,the causative agent of tuberculosis....