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The Immune Response of the Blue Gourami, Trichogaster trichopterus, to Proteus vulgaris
Author(s) -
Roales R. R.,
Perlmutter A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1975)104<289:tirotb>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - proteus vulgaris , biology , antibody , proteus , antibody titer , microbiology and biotechnology , immune system , antigen , titer , bacteria , immunology , biochemistry , escherichia coli , antibacterial activity , genetics , gene
Blue gourami do not appear to produce bacterial growth inhibiting antibodies against Proteus vulgaris. However, bacterial agglutinins are produced. The mean antibody titers produced at one and two weeks after the second antigen injection were 64‐128 and 32, respectively.