Christopher consumed food tainted with Listeria monocytogenes. When this bacterium enters the digestive tract, it causes illness
and sometimes death. What can the lymphatic system do to help Christopher fight this infection? The spleen can remove Listeria from the blood.
The thymus can produce B cells that target Listeria.
The lymphatics can remove Listeria from lymph.
The Peyer's patches can release B cells to destroy Listeria.
