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A NUMBER of different serological methods have been employed for the identification of types within the species Pasteurella multocida 1–3. Three different serological types were identified by Little and Lyon4 by means of a slide agglutination test. Their types 1, 2 and 3 were made available through the American Type Culture Collection. These and other types identified by Little and Lyon's technique have been employed in some recent studies on P. multocida 5–7. It is the purpose of this communication to point out inadequacies of the agglutination test for the identification of serological types within this species.
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CARTER, G. Failure of the Agglutination Test to identify Types of Pasteurella multocida . Nature 181, 1138 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811138a0
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