PMID: 9172867Jan 1, 1997Paper

The biological properties of adsorbed and nonadsorbed OH-agglutinating sera for the identification of Rahnella aquatilis bacteria

Mikrobiolohichnyĭ zhurnal. = Mikrobiologichny zhurnal
S I Pokhil

Abstract

The paper presents the production technology of rabbit hyperimmune adsorbed and unadsorbed OH-agglutinating sera for Rahnella aquatilis bacteria identification. Results are reported for such biological characteristics of the new preparations as their specificity and agglutination activity (titer). It is shown that cultures R. aquatilis ATCC 33989 and ATCC 33071 possess marked immunogenic properties and E.cloaceae 1903 strain has good absorptional ones, that enables one to employ them for production of agglutinating sera. It is concluded that new adsorbed and unadsorbed OH-agglutinating sera may be used for microbiological diagnosis of diseases caused by R. aquatilis.

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