SEROLOGICAL INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PLAGUE MICROBE AND BACTERIA OF THE INTESTINAL GROUP

Abstract

During an investigation of 346 strains of P. pestis with the agglutinating sera of bacteria of the intestinal group a positive result was obtained in 31 cases (8.9%). Plague serum agglutinated 46 cultures of enterobacteria from various species out of 165 checked (27.8%). In the tests of the cross reactions of agglutination and antibody adsorption, the presence of common antigenic components was supported in some of the strains of the plague microbe and enterobacteria. The presence in strains of P. pestis of antigens which are inherent to bacteria of the intestinal group was not connected with other biological properties of the cultures, and the stated feature, judging by the data obtained, cannot be used for the intraspecies grouping of strains of the plague microbe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0651197

Entities

People

  • R. S. Mikhailova

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agglutination
  • Antibodies
  • Bacteria
  • Bacterial Infections
  • Bacteriophages
  • Biological Laboratories
  • Gammaproteobacteria
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  • Immune Serums
  • Large Intestine
  • Materials
  • Microorganisms
  • Rodents
  • Russian Language
  • Scientific Research

Fields of Study

  • Biology

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  • Immunology
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Theoretical Analysis.