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THERE is much evidence that viruses of the Psittacosis-Lymphogranuloma group are antigenically related. Some of the most active reagents for use in diagnosis by the complement-fixation reaction are virus suspensions which have been boiled1. It has also been found that treatment of egg-grown Lymphogranuloma by phenol and boiling, by urea or by extraction with ether yield products of enhanced activity which, however, will react with antibodies evoked by the heterologous as well as the homologous species2,3. Many observations, recently reviewed by Cox4, indicate the frequency of serological crossreactions between various members of this group, and the production of specifically reacting antigens is clearly of importance.
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BARWELL, C. Antigenic Components of Psittacosis Virus. Nature 162, 460–461 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162460a0
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