title: Editorial: Causes for Increased Susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis - A Close View of the Immune System.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences , Pomona, CA , USA.
authors.forename: Vishwanath
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Venketaraman
keywords: adaptive immunity; host immune responses; host–pathogen interactions; pathogenesis; tuberculosis