Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Luba Pletneva"
- Luba Pletneva's recent research focuses on developing and evaluating novel animal models for studying infectious diseases, particularly pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).
- In her 2007 article, she presents the American cotton rat as a promising new model that exhibits susceptibility to MTB infections, potentially bridging the gap in existing animal models for human diseases.
- The study emphasizes the need for improved models that can better mimic human respiratory infections in order to advance research and therapeutic strategies for tuberculosis and other diseases.