Abstract
Summary
Mice immunized with moccasin venom were protected against otherwise lethal doses of the endotoxin of Salmonella typhimurium; and, inversely, salmonella-immunized mice were protected against the venom. This cross-protection may be due to the presence in gram-negative organisms and moccasin venom of a common factor characterized by hemorrhagic action, antigenicity, and a lack of serological specificity.
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