Human phagocytes lack the ability to kill Mycobacterium gordonae, a non-pathogenic mycobacteria
D Reyes-Ruvalcaba, C González-Cortés… - Immunology letters, 2008 - Elsevier
Non-pathogenic mycobacteria, like Mycobacterium gordonae, are rarely associated to
disease. The analysis of the mechanisms which are successful against them in the human
host may provide useful information to understand why they fail against the pathogenic M.
tuberculosis. We have developed an infection model to test the ability of human phagocytes
to kill two strains of M. gordonae, HL184G and an attenuated variety, HL184Gat. As controls
we included a strain of M. tuberculosis (HL186T) and another one of L. pneumophila …
disease. The analysis of the mechanisms which are successful against them in the human
host may provide useful information to understand why they fail against the pathogenic M.
tuberculosis. We have developed an infection model to test the ability of human phagocytes
to kill two strains of M. gordonae, HL184G and an attenuated variety, HL184Gat. As controls
we included a strain of M. tuberculosis (HL186T) and another one of L. pneumophila …
