Mycobacterium avium Infection of Multinucleated Giant Cells Reveals Association of Bacterial Survival to Autophagy and Cholesterol Utilization

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Autophagic activity in MGCs. (a) Autophagosomes containing cellular components in uninfected MGCs. (b) Autophagosomes containing M. avium 72 h.p.i. of MGCs. (c) Vacuoles containing M. avium interacting with an autophagosome at 72 h.p.i. (d) Same as (c). Black arrows: bacteria; orange arrows: autophagosomes.

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