C3 Opsonization of Anthrax Bacterium and Peptidoglycan Supports Recognition and Activation of Neutrophils

Neutrophils are the most abundant innate cell population and a key immune player against invading pathogens. Neutrophils can kill both bacterium and spores of <i>Bacillus anthracis</i>, the causative anthrax pathogen. Unlike interactions with professional phagocytes, the molecular recogn...

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Main Authors: Narcis I. Popescu, Ravi S. Keshari, Jackie Cochran, K. Mark Coggeshall, Florea Lupu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
C3
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/7/1039