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. 1976 Nov;14(5):1256–1258. doi: 10.1128/iai.14.5.1256-1258.1976

Limulus amebocyte lysate reaction with streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin.

K W Brunson, D W Watson
PMCID: PMC415521  PMID: 789244

Abstract

Three immunologically distinct pyrogenic exotoxins derived from group A streptococci were found to cause coagulation of limulus amebocyte lysate. These exotoxins were shown to be several thousand times less active for lysate coagulation than gram-negative endotoxin.

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