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. 2010 Aug;48(8):3044-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00839-10. Epub 2010 Jun 23.

Cross-reactivity of current serogroup 6 factor sera from Statens Serum Institut with the recently described pneumococcal serotype 6d

Preston E Bratcher, Moon H Nahm

Cross-reactivity of current serogroup 6 factor sera from Statens Serum Institut with the recently described pneumococcal serotype 6d

Preston E Bratcher et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Aug.
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FIG. 1.
Results of flow cytometry performed with pneumococcal strains TIGR6A, -B, -C, and -D. Controls included are None (no primary antibody) and NRS (normal, unimmunized rabbit serum). 6b, 6c, and 6d represent factor sera 6b, 6c, and 6d, respectively.
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