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4. You are studying a new bacterial infection. You have evidencethat people are infected by a bacterium; however, you cannot detectany antibodies in the infected individuals to the bacterium. Whatcould be happening?

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Antigens are proteins that are found on the surface of the pathogen Antigens are unique to that pathogen The whooping cough bacterium for example will have different antigens on its surface from the TB bacterium When an antigen enters the body the immune system produces antibodies    See Answer
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