general_pathology:infectious:infectious_diseases

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Which of the following bacteria can produce superantigens?

S. aureus, S. pyogenes

E. coli, P. multocida

E. coli, Salmonella. sp.

Borrelia sp. and Treponema sp.

RC 10th Ed. p 360. Super antigens can activate up to 20% of T lymphocytes by binding to the conserved portion of the β chain of the T-cell receptor.