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Surface polysaccharides from five strains ofVibrio anguillarum were studied by means of immunoelectrophoretic procedures. The study suggested existence of two new K antigens, displaying cross-reactivity, in strains derived from diseased feral fish. The importance of a detailed serologic characterization of isolates for ecologic and epidemiologic studies ofV. anguillarum is considered.
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Rasmussen, H.B. Evidence for two newVibrio anguillarum K antigens. Current Microbiology 16, 105–107 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01588180
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