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SUBMITTER: Kubelkova K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7810682 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kubelkova Klara K Hudcovic Tomas T Kozakova Hana H Pejchal Jaroslav J Macela Ales A
Scientific reports 20210115 1
There remains to this day a great gap in understanding as to the role of B cells and their products-antibodies and cytokines-in mediating the protective response to Francisella tularensis, a Gram-negative coccobacillus belonging to the group of facultative intracellular bacterial pathogens. We previously have demonstrated that Francisella interacts directly with peritoneal B-1a cells. Here, we demonstrate that, as early as 12 h postinfection, germ-free mice infected with Francisella tularensis p ...[more]