Abstract
By means of the spore fluorescent antibody technique, 31 strains ofClostridium botulinumtypes A (18 strains), B (10 strains) and F (3 strains) were found to belong to the same homogeneous group irrespective of their toxigenic types. Some strains of this species also cross-reacted with certain strains ofClostridium sporogenestypes I, II and III andClostridium histolyticumtype II. By spore antigenic analysis it was found thatClostridium parabotulinumcontained two components designated L and M, the former describing species specificity; the latter was the cross-reacting component shared by some strains ofClostridium sporogenesandClostridium histolyticum. Following this, a scheme showing the distribution of spore antigenic components among various species ofClostridiumwas given.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Immunology
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