The Role of Lipid Raft Aggregation in the Infection of Type II Pneumocytes by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Kari Fine-Coulson; Barbara J. Reaves; Russell K. Karls; Frederick D. Quinn

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045028

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The Role of Lipid Raft Aggregation in the Infection of Type II Pneumocytes by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Kari Fine-Coulson,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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Barbara J. Reaves,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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Russell K. Karls,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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Frederick D. Quinn

* E-mail: fquinn@uga.edu

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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The Role of Lipid Raft Aggregation in the Infection of Type II Pneumocytes by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Kari Fine-Coulson,
Barbara J. Reaves,
Russell K. Karls,
Frederick D. Quinn

Published: September 14, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045028

About the Authors

Kari Fine-Coulson

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Barbara J. Reaves

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Russell K. Karls

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Frederick D. Quinn

* E-mail: fquinn@uga.edu

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KF-C BJR FDQ. Performed the experiments: KF-C. Analyzed the data: KF-C. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FDQ RKK. Wrote the paper: KF-C BJR RKK FDQ.

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