Differentiation of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Strains by Complement Fixation.

1 January 1952

journal article
research article
Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine

Vol. 79 (1) , 125-127
https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-79-19294

Abstract

Complement fixation was used to differentiate tobacco mosaic virus strains: by differences in amt. of virus reacting optimally with specific antiserum; by differences in antiserum dilution end-points in homologous and heterologous reactions; and by fixation of complement by antiserum absorbed with heterologous antigen. It is suggested that complement fixation can be used to measure TMV concn.

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