Abstract
Summary
1. Antianthrax immune serum containing both P and C precipitin agglutinates only the encapsulated anthrax bacilli. 2. Antianthrax immune serum containing only C precipitin does not give agglutination with any type of anthrax bacilli. 3. P antibody can be regarded as the anticapsular antibody. 4. The serological specificity of the capsules of attenuated “mucoid” strains is the same as that of the virulent anthrax bacillus, if the latter produces capsules on culture media.
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