The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Vol 62, 349-352,
Copyright, 1935, by The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research New York
IMMUNOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF VACCINE VIRUS
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II. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ELEMENTARY BODIES OF VACCINIA
Thomas P. Hughes Ph.D.1,
Robert F. Parker M.D.1, and
Thomas M Rivers M.D.1
1 From the Laboratories of the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Hospital of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York
Washed elementary bodies obtained from dermal vaccine virus contain ash, carbohydrate, fat, and nitrogen a part of which is undoubtedly in the form of protein. These components are similar to those found in bacteria and other substances of protoplasmic origin.
Submitted on June 9, 1935