Immunological reactions of Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepraemurium grown in cayman
- 1 June 1973
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 19 (6) , 764-766
- https://doi.org/10.1139/m73-124
Abstract
Caymans injected with live M. leprae or M. lepraemurium died within 8 weeks. Sections made from their lymph nodes and spleen revealed areas of histiocyte infiltrations, fuchsinophilic histiocytes, and acid-fast bacilli. Extracts from the organs reacted with anti-M. leprae and anti-M. lepraemurium anti-sera; and sera of the infected caymans reacted with the cytoplasms of M. leprae and M. lepraemurium, indicating an immunological identity of the antigens.Keywords
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