B Lymphocytes Provide an Infection Niche for Intracellular Bacterium Brucella abortus
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 05/24/2012
Goenkaa R et al. – To conclude, infected B cells contribute to chronic bacterial infections by providing an intracellular niche that may exert an immunoregulatory role. Although professional phagocytic cells harbor intracellular bacteria including Brucella, infection of lymphocytes by bacteria has not been previously appreciated.
