Editorial
How should laboratories measure mycobacterial load?
Abstract
The ability to accurately and reproducibly quantify mycobacteria in a cost-effective manner is essential for both basic and applied tuberculosis (TB) research. In immunology, laboratory-based experiments are frequently performed to compare the effect of regulatory T-cells on mycobacterial kill under different conditions
Author's affiliations
Grant Theron, DST/NRF of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research Medical Research Council Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Date published: 2015-10-21
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