RT @richdavisphd: What makes a rough vs. smooth M. abscessus? The same type of glycolipid that results in "cording" in Mtb (and M. marinum,…
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RT @richdavisphd: What makes a rough vs. smooth M. abscessus? The same type of glycolipid that results in "cording" in Mtb (and M. marinum,…
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RT @richdavisphd: What makes a rough vs. smooth M. abscessus? The same type of glycolipid that results in "cording" in Mtb (and M. marinum,…
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What makes a rough vs. smooth M. abscessus? The same type of glycolipid that results in "cording" in Mtb (and M. marinum, & M. abscessus…). Furthermore, this lipid not only imparts a culture phenotype, it's a direct virulence factor (damages macrophage