A

Antigen

An antigen is a foreign substance that elicits a specific immune response or that itself is the target of such an immune response.

Antiinfectives

Antiinfectives are medicine to treat infectious diseases.

Arthropods

Arthropods are a phylum within the animal kingdom, which includes insects and arachnids.

Assay

Assays are standardized test systems used in laboratory medicine and pharmaceutical research to detect certain substances.

Autoimmune disease

Autoimmune disease is a condition in which the immune system responds to self-antigens.
B

B cells

B cells are the only cells of the immune systems capable of producing antibodies.

Bacteriophage

Bacteriophages are viruses that depend on bacteria as host organisms for their propagation.

Beta-lactamase

Beta-lactamase is an enzyme produced by bacteria, which protects them against the effect of beta-lactam antibiotics.

Biobank

A biobank collects, processes and stores biospecimens under clearly regulated legal and ethical conditions.

Biofilm

A biofilm is a layer of mucus that is produced by microorganisms, which are embedded in this layer themselves. Biofilm-producing bacteria pose a medical problem.