Shigella, Mycobacterium, and numerous other pathogens have developedmechanisms that prevent them from being killed by phagocytes.a. Suggest two or three factors that help them avoid destruction bythe powerful antiseptics in macrophages.b. Suggest the potential implications that these infected macrophagescan have on the development of disease.

Shigella, Mycobacterium, and numerous other pathogens have developedmechanisms that prevent them from being killed by phagocytes.a. Suggest two or three factors that help them avoid destruction bythe powerful antiseptics in macrophages.b. Suggest the potential implications that these infected macrophagescan have on the development of disease.

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter17: Genes And The Immune System

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