Entry of Francisella tularensis into Murine B Cells: The Role of B Cell Receptors and Complement Receptors.

Francisella tularensis, the etiological agent of tularemia, is an intracellular pathogen that dominantly infects and proliferates inside phagocytic cells but can be seen also in non-phagocytic cells, including B cells. Although protective immunity is known to be almost exclusively associated with th...

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Main Authors: Lenka Plzakova, Zuzana Krocova, Klara Kubelkova, Ales Macela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4498600?pdf=render