ANTIGENIC CLASSIFICATION OF RICKETTSIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI ISOLATES FROM SMALL MAMMALS TRAPPED IN DEVELOPING OIL PALM COMPLEX IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- Published by Editorial Committee of Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Infectious Dis in Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology
- Vol. 33 (4) , 231-234
- https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken1952.33.231
Abstract
Fifty-one Rickettsia tsutsugamushi isolates from small mammals collected in central Peninsular Malaysia serologically characterized by direct immunofluorescence using eight prototype strains. Karp-related (TA763, TA686, TA716) antigens were found in 90.2% of the isolates.Keywords
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