B cells, unlike the other 2 classes of lymphocytes, T cells and natural killer cells, express B cell receptors (BCRs) on their cell membrane. BCRs allow the B cell to bind a specific antigen, against which it will initiate an antibody response.
Full Definition of INFEST. transitive verb. 1. 2. : to live in or on as a parasite. â inÂ·fesÂ·tant \-Ëfes-tÉnt\ noun. â inÂ·fesÂ·taÂ·tion \Ëin-Ëfes-ËtÄ-shÉn\ noun. â inÂ·festÂ·er \in-Ëfes-tÉr\ noun. See infest defined for English-language learners.ull Definition of INFEST. transitive verb. 1. 2. : to live in or on as a parasite. â inÂ·fesÂ·tant \-Ëfes-tÉnt\ noun. â inÂ·fesÂ·taÂ·tion \Ëin-Ëfes-ËtÄ-shÉn\ noun. â inÂ·festÂ·er \in-Ëfes-tÉr\ noun. See infest defined for English-language learners.
infection. invasion of plant or animal tissues by microorganisms, i.e., bacteria bacteria[pl. of bacterium], microscopic unicellular prokaryotic organisms characterized by the lack of a membrane-bound nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.he host may be a bacterium, plant, animal, or human being, and the infecting agent may be viral, rickettsial, bacterial, fungal, or protozoan. A differentiation is made between infection and infestation. Infestation is the invasion of a host by higher organisms such as parasitic worms.