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. 1945 Apr 1;81(4):349–358. doi: 10.1084/jem.81.4.349

STUDIES ON THE FLEXNER GROUP OF DYSENTERY BACILLI

III. ANTIBODY RESPONSE IN MAN FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN OF TYPE V SHIGELLA PARADYSENTERIAE (FLEXNER)

Ely Perlman 1, Francis Binkley 1, Walther F Goebel 1
PMCID: PMC2135497  PMID: 19871462

Abstract

1. Volunteers have been immunized with the purified specific antigen of Type V Shigella paradysenteriae (Flexner). The subjects developed a high titer of bacterial agglutinins and mouse-protective antibodies. The agglutinin titer fell moderately after a period of 6 months. The subjects responded fairly well to a small recall dose of the antigen. 2. Two individuals from a group of 10 injected with the specific polysaccharide obtained from Type V organisms responded with an increase in bacterial agglutinins. Mouse-protective antibodies were demonstrable in the one serum tested.

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