[Six new serotypes of "Flavobacterium meningosepticum" (author's transl)].
Six new serotypes (G to L) of Flavobacterium meningosepticum are described herein. Cross-reactions between the 12 serotypes, A to L (including the 6 serotypes A to F of Owen and Lapage, 1974) are described. Sixty-six strains isolated in France (61 from Strasbourg) belong to the following serotypes (with number of strains): A (1), F (4), G (51), H (1), I (1), J (6), K (1) and L (1). Use of meningosepticum serotyping is recommended as an epidemiological tool.
D005417:Flavobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005602:France; D012703:Serotyping
Individualisation de six nouveaux types antigéniques de Flavobacterium meningosepticum.