Staphylococcus Aureus and Streptococcus Pyogenes Produce Exotoxins Known as Superantigens

question 116

True/False

Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes produce exotoxins known as superantigens that bind to a site on the TCR that is outside the antigen-specific TCR binding site.

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Scatterplot

A type of graph used in statistics to display values for typically two variables for a set of data, where each dot represents one observation.

Negative Correlation

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Statistical Significance

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Observed Differences

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