The Antagonism of Coliform Bacteria Against Shigellae

• Published in: The Journal of immunology (1950) Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 153 - 167
• Main Author: Halbert, Seymour P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Am Assoc Immnol 01.02.1948
• Subjects: Bacteria; Escherichia coli; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Old Medline; Typhoid Fever; BACTERIA/coli; BACTERIA/typhoid group

Summary A total of 1,243 strains of coliform organisms, isolated by rectal culture from Latin-American children in South Texas, were tested for their antagonistic properties on solid medium against an arbitrarily chosen Shigella paradysenteriae Flexner type III (Z). Of these, 18.3 per cent possessed...