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. 1923 Jun 30;38(1):81–85. doi: 10.1084/jem.38.1.81

IMMUNOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS OF CELL CONSTITUENTS OF PNEUMOCOCCUS

O T Avery 1, M Heidelberger 1
PMCID: PMC2128418  PMID: 19868773

Abstract

1. The protein precipitated by acetic acid from solutions of pneumococci shows chemical reactions characteristic of nucleoprotein and mucoid. 2. The protein of pneumococcus, as contrasted with the non-protein soluble specific substance, exhibits species specificity rather than the type specificity characteristic of the latter.

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