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<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Protein A Disrupts Immunity Mediated by Long-Lived Plasma Cells
29 Dec 2016
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Infection with Staphylococcus aureus does not induce long-lived protective immunity for reasons that are not completely understood. Human and murine vaccine studies support a role for Abs in protecting against recurring infections, but S. aureus modulates the B cell response through expression of staphylococcus protein A (SpA), a surface protein that drives polyclonal B cell expansion and induces cell death in...
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