Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Interaction with Macrophages

McDonough, Kathleen A.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Type: First Independent Research Support & Transition (FIRST) Awards (R29)
• Project #: 5R29AI036982-03
• Application #: 2073545
• Study Section: Special Emphasis Panel (SRC (85))
• Project Start: 1994-09-30
• Project End: 1999-07-31
• Budget Start: 1996-08-01
• Budget End: 1997-07-31
• Support Year: 3
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: Wadsworth Center
• DUNS #: 110521739
• City: Menands
• State: NY
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 12204

Publications

Sarkar, P K; Florczyk, M A; McDonough, K A et al. (2002) SSP2, a sporulation-specific gene necessary for outer spore wall assembly in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Genet Genomics 267:348-58

McDonough, K A; Florczyk, M A; Kress, Y (2000) Intracellular passage within macrophages affects the trafficking of virulent tubercle bacilli upon reinfection of other macrophages in a serum-dependent manner. Tuber Lung Dis 80:259-71

Rowland, B; Purkayastha, A; Monserrat, C et al. (1999) Fluorescence-based detection of lacZ reporter gene expression in intact and viable bacteria including Mycobacterium species. FEMS Microbiol Lett 179:317-25

McDonough, K A; Kress, Y (1995) Cytotoxicity for lung epithelial cells is a virulence-associated phenotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Infect Immun 63:4802-11