Mechanism of antigenic variation in Shigella flexneri. II. Sensitivity to complement as a selection factor for antigenic mutant 3b in 1b serotype.

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Mechanism of antigenic variation in Shigella flexneri. II. Sensitivity to complement as a selection factor for antigenic mutant 3b in 1b serotype.

Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis - 1 Jan 1994

Doroszkiewicz W, Pokłaldek R, Lachowicz T M

Abstract excerpt

In the first report we stated that the antigenic mutant of Shigella flexneri 6713 3b serovar with antigenic formula III: 3, 4, 6 was less sensitive to bactericidal action of normal calf serum in comparison to its parent strain S. flexneri 6713 1b with antigenic formula III: 3, 4, 6. In this paper...

Topics

Antigenic Variation
Antigens, Bacterial
Blood Bactericidal Activity
Complement C3b
Mutation
Sensitivity and Specificity
Shigella flexneri

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