How does the immune system respond to bacterial infections?

Abstract

The surface of virtually all bacteria are coated with sugar polymers, called glycans. We spoke to Professor Emma Slack, Dr Milad Radiom, Dr Yagmur George Turgay and Suwannee Ganguillet about the SNUGly project’s work in investigating how the immune system recognises these glycans, which could inform the development of vaccines against certain pathogens.