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Serological and biochemical relationships between the alleged avirulent variant of Corynebacterium kutscheri and streptococci of group N

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

R. G. Hirst  and
R. J. Olds
R. G. Hirst
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
R. J. Olds
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
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Morphological, biochemical and serological observations suggested that no close relationship existed between C. kutscheri and its alleged avirulent variant isolated from mice at the Rockefeller University. However, both capillary and double diffusion precipitin reactions showed the alleged variant to be a streptococcus of group N, indistinguishable from that previously isolated from Rockefeller University mice.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 80 , Issue 3 , June 1978 , pp. 357 - 363
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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