Clearance of Enteric Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium in Chickens Is Independent of B-Cell Function
Beal RK., Powers C., Davison TF., Barrow PA., Smith AL.
<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title> <jats:p> <jats:italic>Salmonella enterica</jats:italic> serovar Typhimurium colonizes the gut of chickens and is cleared from the intestine within about 3 weeks. Infection induces high levels of specific antibody, but B cells do not play an essential role in clearance of primary infection or in the enhanced clearance after secondary challenge.</jats:p>