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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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Willem J du Plessis, Léanie Kleynhans, Nelita du Plessis, Kim Stanley, Stephanus T Malherbe, Elizna Maasdorp, Katharina Ronacher, Novel N Chegou, Gerhard Walzl, Andre G Loxton
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4822853?pdf=render