The Functional Response of B Cells to Antigenic Stimulation: A Preliminary Report of Latent Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) remains a successful pathogen, causing tuberculosis disease numbers to constantly increase. Although great progress has been made in delineating the disease, the host-pathogen interaction is incompletely described. B cells have shown to function as both effectors an...

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Main Authors: du Plessis, Willem J., Kleynhans, Léanie, du Plessis, Nelita, Stanley, Kim, Malherbe, Stephanus T., Maasdorp, Elizna, Ronacher, Katharina, Chegou, Novel N., Walzl, Gerhard, Loxton, Andre G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4822853/