Antigen-specific memory B-cell responses to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection in Bangladeshi adults.

• Main Authors: Mohammad Murshid Alam (Author), Amena Aktar (Author), Sadia Afrin (Author), Mohammad Arif Rahman (Author), Sarmin Aktar (Author), Taher Uddin (Author), M Arifur Rahman (Author), Deena Al Mahbuba (Author), Fahima Chowdhury (Author), Ashraful Islam Khan (Author), Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan (Author), Yasmin Ara Begum (Author), Edward T Ryan (Author), Stephen B Calderwood (Author), Ann-Mari Svennerholm (Author), Firdausi Qadri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Multiple infections with diverse enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) strains lead to broad spectrum protection against ETEC diarrhea. However, the precise mechanism of protection against ETEC infection is still unknown. Therefore, memory B cell responses and affinity maturation of antibodies to the speci...