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. 1972 Jul;24(1):160–161. doi: 10.1128/am.24.1.160-161.1972

Simplified Fluorescent-Antibody Staining Method for Primary Plate Isolates of Group A Streptococci

Grace Mary Ederer 1,2,3, S Stephen Chapman 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC380568  PMID: 4560469

Abstract

Beta-hemolytic streptococci were identified from primary plates by using a simplified fluorescent-antibody staining method. There was 100% correlation between this method and standard precipitin grouping.

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