Culture of Mycobacterium smegmatis in Different Carbon Sources to Induce In Vitro Cholesterol Consumption Leads to Alterations in the Host Cells after Infection: A Macrophage Proteomics Analysis
During tuberculosis, Mycobacterium uses host macrophage cholesterol as a carbon and energy source.To mimic these conditions, Mycobacterium smegmatis can be cultured in Beach Shorts minimal medium (MM) to induce cholesterol consumption in vitro.During cultivation, M.smegmatis consumes MM cholesterol and changes the accumulation of cell wall compound