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    From BCG vaccination routes to lung and gut microbiota: avenues to tackle Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

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    Abstract
    Tuberculosis is an infectious lung disease responsible for approximately 1.4 million human deaths, world-wide every year. The causal agent of tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), has been estimated to latently infect one-third of the human population. Currently, the BCG vaccine, a live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, is the only vaccine available to control the disease. Although the BCG vaccine has been the most widely administered worldwide and has been used for more than 100 years, tuberculosis dissemination remains uncontrolled and highly prevalent, especially ...
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    Author(s)
    Silva-Angulo, Fabiola

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    Henao-Tamayo, Marcela

    Date Issued
    2021
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    born digital; doctoral dissertations
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    • Theses and Dissertations - Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology

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