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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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The mechanisms by which the adaptive immune system recognizes invading microbes.

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Adaptive immune system provides specific internal defense to the body by destroying the specific invaders such as microbes and toxin. Adaptive immune system forms the immunological memory, and allows the body to respond later if the infection reappears in future.

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