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. 1979;134(1):13-8.

Strain-specific antigens in Rhizobium leguminosarum

V Skrdleta, V Nasinec
  • PMID: 89766

Strain-specific antigens in Rhizobium leguminosarum

V Skrdleta et al. Zentralbl Bakteriol Naturwiss. 1979.

Abstract

Fifty strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum, isolated from five species of host plant (Pisum sativum, P. arvense, Vicia sativa, V. faba, and a Lathyrus sp.) were examined for the presence of strain-specific somatic antigens by immune-diffusions against 13 antisera. Thirty eight strains (76 per cent) were found to belong to the same sero-group and were serologically indistinguishable from each other, but four of these strains also exhibited non-reciprocal cross reactivity with other antisera. In contrast to this, five Australian strains, isolated from P. sativum, showed a high degree of strain specificity.

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