Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Abrogates Conjugate-Induced Germinal Center Reaction and Depletes Antibody Secreting Cell Pool, Causing Hyporesponsiveness

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Stefania P. Bjarnarson,

Affiliations Landspitali, The National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Immunology, Reykjavik, Iceland, University of Iceland, Faculty of Medicine, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Hreinn Benonisson,

Affiliations Landspitali, The National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Immunology, Reykjavik, Iceland, University of Iceland, Faculty of Medicine, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Giuseppe Del Giudice,

Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Siena, Italy
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Ingileif Jonsdottir

* E-mail: ingileif@landspitali.is

Affiliations Landspitali, The National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Immunology, Reykjavik, Iceland, University of Iceland, Faculty of Medicine, Reykjavik, Iceland, deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland
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