Mycobacterial extracellular infection of red blood cells (IMAGE)

Hiroshima University

Mycobacterial extracellular infection of red blood cells

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A. Mycobacteria coexist with red blood cells in capillary vessels and in granulomas, exist within macrophages as well. B. Mycobacteria actively proliferate when they can adhere directly to red blood cells (square).

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Yukiko Nishiuchi, Hiroshima University

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