Role of VapBC12 Toxin-Antitoxin Locus in Cholesterol-Induced Mycobacterial Persistence
Author(s) -
Sakshi Talwar,
Manitosh Pandey,
Chandresh Sharma,
Rintu Kutum,
Josephine Lum,
Daniel Carbajo,
Renu Goel,
Michael Poidinger,
Debasis Dash,
Amit Singhal,
Amit Kumar Pandey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
msystems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.931
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2379-5077
DOI - 10.1128/msystems.00855-20
Subject(s) - antitoxin , persistence (discontinuity) , drug resistance , toxin , regimen , medicine , locus (genetics) , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene , geotechnical engineering , engineering
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