The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Vol 58, 341-360,
Copyright, 1933, by The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research New York
STUDIES ON MENINGOCOCCUS INFECTION
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III. THE ANTIGENIC COMPLEX OF THE MENINGOCOCCUS—A TYPE-SPECIFIC SUBSTANCE
Geoffrey Rake M.B., B.S.1 and
Henry W. Scherp Ph.D.1
1 From the Laboratories of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
Three fractions have been isolated from autolysates of the meningococcus. Of these, one, the type-specific substance, has been described in detail. The same type-specific substance appears to be present in Type I and Type III organisms, but a substance differing at least serologically has been obtained from Type II strains. Detailed chemical analysis of both of the type-specific substances thus far isolated is being carried out and will be the subject of a later paper.
Submitted on May 22, 1933