Summary. Bacillus anthracis possesses three primary virulence factors: capsule, lethal toxin (LT), and edema toxin (ET). Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical to innate and acquired immunity and represent potential targets for these factors. We examined the ability of B. anthracis spores and bacilli to stimulate human monocyte-derived DC (MDDC), primary myeloid DC (mDC), and plasmacytoid DC (pDC) cytokine secretion.
Lesvos-an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry. Lesbos, Mytilene. Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic-a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil.esvos-an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry. Lesbos, Mytilene. Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic-a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil.
Definition of emery plural emeries : a dark granular mineral that consists of corundum with iron oxide impurities (such as magnetite) and is used as an abrasive; also: a hard abrasive powder