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. 1944 Nov 1;80(5):431–440. doi: 10.1084/jem.80.5.431

STUDIES ON A NON-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS ISOLATED FROM THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF HUMAN BEINGS

III. IMMUNOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP OF STREPTOCOCCUS MG TO STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS TYPE I

George S Mirick 1, Lewis Thomas 1, Edward C Curnen 1, Frank L Horsfall Jr 1
PMCID: PMC2135482  PMID: 19871428

Abstract

The results of studies on the immunological relationship between streptococcus MG and Streptococcus salivarius type I are described. Evidence is presented to show that Streptococcus salivarius type I, like streptococcus MG, possesses a capsular polysaccharide antigen. Similarities in the capsular polysaccharides of these two different species of non-hemolytic streptococci appear to be responsible for their immunological relationship.

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