CAPSULAR REACTIONS AND SOLUBLE ANTIGENS OF TORULA HISTOLYTICA AND OF SPOROTRICHUM SCHENCKII

The present paper deals with reactions between antiserums and the capsules of Torula histolytica (Cryptococcus hominis or Torulopsis neoformans) and of Sporotrichum schenckii. The reactions, although similar in principle to the capsular swelling seen in Quellung tests of bacteria, present a special...

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Main Authors: Neill, James M., Castillo, Carlos G., Smith, Robert H., Kapros, Charles E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1949
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2135853/