Unveiling Unexpected Immune Activities Induced by Your Pneumococcal Vaccine

ABSTRACT In modern-day vaccine design, a good pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccine is measured by its ability to induce opsonic antibodies. These antibodies label bacteria for phagocytosis by neutrophils and thereby overcome the capsule’s barrier function. Doyle and Pirofski have raised a se...

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Main Authors: Julia L. Hurwitz, Elaine Tuomanen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/245be4cdc415405d92b5e501338b621a
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