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Infection of human PBMC with Mycobacterium tuberculosis resulted in the formation of microscopic granulomas.
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posted on 2013-02-19, 17:27 authored by Nidhi Kapoor, Santosh Pawar, Tatiana D. Sirakova, Chirajyoti Deb, William L. Warren, Pappachan E. Kolattukudy(A) Infected PBMCs, (B) uninfected PBMCs, (C) H & E staining showing micro granulomas, (D) H & E staining showing multinucleated giant cells. (E) Fluorescent staining of granulomas sections with DAPI (nuclear stain), CD68 (macrophage marker-shown in red) and CD3 (T cells-shown in green) monoclonal antibodies.