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Antibody to Rickettsia mooseri erythrocyte-sensitizing substance
Infection and Immunity
|June 1, 1979
Abstract:
Erythrocyte-sensitizing antigens from Rickettsia mooseri (R. typhi) were found to bind to rabbit erythrocytes. Upon reintroduction into the donor, such antigen-sensitized cells caused the production of antibodies of restricted serological reactivity.
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