Immunity to intracellular bacterial pathogens,such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis,is primarily cell mediated,through the activities of:

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Interferons are useful against viruses,not bacteria.Macrophages are effective against intracellular pathogens because they are phagocytes.Antibodies are not useful against intracellular pathogens because they cannot reach the pathogen that lives inside the cell.Lysozyme is an enzyme that is used to kill bacteria once they are phagocytized.T lymphocytes,lymphokines,and macrophages are used by the immune system to battle intracellular pathogens most effectively.

Immunity to Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens,such as Mycobacterium Tuberculosis,is Primarily Cell