STUDIES ON THE ANTIGENICITY OF AN ACID-PRECIPITATING SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY BACILLUS ANTHRACIS IN THE CULTURE FLUID. I. ANTIGENICITY OF THE FLUID AND ITS FRACTIONS

Abstract

Antigenic substances showing common reaction to B. megaterium TU, and other substances showing different antigenicity were contained in the culture fluid of B. anthracis. Acid precipitated fraction contained protein and it showed reactivity as an precipitinogen. This is a different antigenicity from B. megaterium. The fraction which did not precipitate with acid consisted mainly of polysaccharide. It demonstrated the existence of antigenic substance having a common reaction to B. megaterium.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0837215

Entities

People

  • Shizuo Takagi
  • Takeshi Hironao

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Antibodies
  • Bacteria
  • Bacteriology
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Dilution
  • Export Controls
  • Glutamic Acid
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Polysaccharides
  • Precipitates
  • Precipitation
  • Proteins
  • United States
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Biology

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  • Immunology
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology