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Journal of Clinical Microbiology logoLink to Journal of Clinical Microbiology
. 1988 Nov;26(11):2343–2346. doi: 10.1128/jcm.26.11.2343-2346.1988

Edwardsiella tarda serotyping scheme for international use.

K Tamura 1, R Sakazaki 1, A C McWhorter 1, Y Kosako 1
PMCID: PMC266889  PMID: 3235660

Abstract

A combination of two systems for the serotyping of Edwardsiella tarda developed independently at the National Institute of Health, Tokyo, Japan, and the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga., has enabled a single serotyping scheme comprising 61 O groups and 45 H antigens to be established for international use.

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