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POLYSACCHARIDE components of many pathogenic bacteria are adsorbed from solution to erythrocytes, which then become agglutinable by sera containing antibody for the appropriate polysaccharide. A protein constituent of Hæmophilus pertussis, and some closely related bacteria, itself agglutinates erythrocytes which have adsorbed it1.
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FISHER, S., KEOGH, E. Lysis by Complement of Erythrocytes which have adsorbed a Bacterial Component and its Antibody. Nature 165, 248 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/165248a0
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