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Human oral anaerobic diphtheroids: biochemical and serological reactivity

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To clarify the taxonomic position of the oral anaerobic diphtheroids, isolates were processed through a number of physiological and serological tests. The isolates reacted as a physiological entity and the serological analysis demonstrated a distinct relationship. The serological testing indicated that the route to eventual classification of the oral anaerobic diphtheroids could be through immunological means. The oral anaerobic diphtheroids may in fact constitute a distinct bacterial group.

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    Present address: Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

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Beveridge, T.J., Goldner, M. Human oral anaerobic diphtheroids: biochemical and serological reactivity. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 39, 169–188 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02578851

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