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ElevenVibrio anguillarum O group 1 strains, isolated from different species of diseased fish, were selected for an immunoelectrophoretic study. Antigenic preparations for immunoelectrophoresis were simple water extracts boiled for 1 h. Using O and OK antisera, immunoelectrophoretic patterns suggested the presence of a K antigen; there is evidence that examined strains possess a common K antigen.
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Rasmussen, H.B. Evidence for the presence of a K antigen in strains ofVibrio anguillarum . Current Microbiology 14, 275–278 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01568136
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