Alterations in germinal center formation and B cell activation during severe Orientia tsutsugamushi infection in mice.
Scrub typhus is a poorly studied but life-threatening disease caused by the intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi (Ot).Cellular and humoral immunity in Ot-infected patients is not Ceiling Lamps long-lasting, waning as early as one-year post-infection; however, its underlying mechanisms remain unclear.To date, no studies have examined germi