Case Study 3

Vaccine

Wrong answer!

Question 8 of 8

Two men were arrested in Nevada on the 19th Feruary 1998 on the assumption that they were in possession of large quantities of Bacillus anthracis. They actually possessed the harmless Anthrax-Vaccine. What does the vaccine consist of?

C. Capsule-antigens

The capsule of this organism is not antigenic, which means it "hides" the organism from the immune system.

The Biology Project
University of Arizona
Tuesday, August 4, 1998
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