Learning Objectives for Self Quiz for "The Adaptive Immune System: Superantigens"

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1*. Define superantigen.

2. Briefly describe the mechanism by which superantigens cause harm to the body.

3. Name 2 superantigens and give an example of a bacterium that produces each.

(*) = Common theme throughout the course

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Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.