Image of a macrophage (grey) infected with M. tuberculosis (pseudocolored purple), the bacilli bacteria that cause TB (IMAGE)

The Francis Crick Institute

Image of a macrophage (grey) infected with M. tuberculosis (pseudocolored purple), the bacilli bacteria that cause TB

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Image of a macrophage (grey) infected with M. tuberculosis (pseudocolored purple), the bacilli bacteria that cause TB.

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Tony Fearns (Host Pathogen Interactions in Tuberculosis Lab)

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