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. 1936 Jun 30;64(1):7–18. doi: 10.1084/jem.64.1.7

STUDIES ON NATURAL IMMUNITY TO PNEUMOCOCCUS TYPE III

I. THE CAPACITY OF STRAINS OF PNEUMOCOCCUS TYPE III TO GROW AT 41°C. AND THEIR VIRULENCE FOR RABBITS

John F Enders 1, Morris F Shaffer 1
PMCID: PMC2133413  PMID: 19870524

Abstract

1. A correlation appears to exist between the failure of certain strains of Pneumococcus Type III to grow at 41°C. and their lack of virulence for rabbits. 2. It is likely that the capacity to grow at 41°C.—an attribute constantly but not exclusively associated with strains of Pneumococcus Type III virulent for rabbits—is a prerequisite, but not the sole factor, in determining their virulence for these animals.

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