Microfold Cells Actively Translocate Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Initiate Infection

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis invades and replicates within type II alveolar cells

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Medical Microbiology, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Health Sciences +15

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