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Maturation of phagosomes containing nontuberculous mycobacteria. The acquisition of a late phagosome marker rab7 by phagosomes containing M. smegmatis, M. fortuitum ATCC 6841 and 747/08 (a), as well as, M. avium ATCC 25291 and 60/08 (b) were evaluated at 4, 8 and 24 h. Acquisition of the lysosome marker CD63 by phagosomal membrane of rapidly (c) and slowly (d) growing mycobacteria phagosomes were also monitored. (*p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01).
