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TABLE 2.

Serological characteristics of 10 atypical S. flexneri strains from Egypt tested with the MASF panela

Strain Type antigen specific
Group antigen specific
I II IV-2 V VI B Y-5 6 7,8 IV-1
ALX0559 ++++ ++++ ++
ALX1592 ++++ +++ +
ALX1869 ++++ ++++
ALX1929 ++++ ++++ ++
ALX1930 ++++ ++++ ++
ALX1938 ++++ ++++ ++
ALX2463 +++ +++
ALX2539 +++ +++
ALX3216 ++++ ++++ ++
ALX3326 +++ +++ +
a

++++, all of the cells agglutinated; +++, ≥75% of the cells agglutinated; ++, ≥50% of the cells agglutinated; +, <50% of the cells agglutinated; −, no agglutination detected.