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Delaware State University Antibody Antibiotic Conjugate Questions

 

This paper describes an antibody-antibiotic conjugate (AAC) that selectively kills intracellular S. Aureus (a bacteria). What receptor does the antibody bind to acheive this feat?

a receptor on the surface of S. Aureus

A receptor on on surface of phagocytic cells that have engulfed S. Aureus by opsonization

A receptor on on surface of phagocytic cells expressed only when these cells house intracellular bacteria

none of the above