Mikrobiologi FKUJ
Microbes 2017
Immunity
B lymphocytes Antibodies
Epithelial
barriers
T lymphocytes
Effector T cells
Phagocytes
Complement NK cells
Hours Days
0 6 12 1 3 5
Time after infection
Types of pathogenic
microorganism
Extracellular Bacteria
Capable of replicating outside host cells, for
example in the circulation, in connective tissues
and in tissues spaces such as the airways and
intestinal lumens.
Two principal mechanisms cause the diseases :
induce inflammation
produce toxin
Innate immunity complement activation,
phagocytosis, inflammatory response
Adaptive immunity humoral immunity:
eliminate the microbes and neutralize their
toxins
Innate immunity to extracellular microbes:
Phagocytosis
Phagocytosis of Streptococcus pyogenes by a macrophage.
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