The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Vol 84, 235-245,
Copyright, 1946, by The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research New York
STUDIES ON THE FLEXNER GROUP OF DYSENTERY BACILLI
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V. A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF THE SEROLOGICAL CROSS-REACTIONS
Ely Perlman M.D.1 and
Walther F. Goebel Ph.D.1
1 From the Laboratories of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
A quantitative study of the serological cross-reactions of the somatic antigens of Types I, III, and I-III Shigella paradysenteriae has been made.
From the results obtained it has been concluded that the somatic antigens of Shigella paradysenteriae (Flexner) Types I, III, and I-III are single chemical substances. The specificity and serological cross-reactions exhibited by these antigens are dependent upon similarities in their chemical constitutions.
Submitted on May 30, 1946