Antigenic Relationship of Salmonellae to Inaba Strains of Vibrio comma Isolated in Egypt

Abstract

Three strains of V. comma isolated from the recent outbreak in Egypt were tested with 25 "O", 2 "Vi" and 39 "H" Salmonella sera. Agglutination occurred with sera harboring I, XII and g factors. Sera prepd. against the vibrios agglutinated Salmonellae with the same antigens. Cross-absorption tests showed that the examined Inaba strains harbor parts of Salmonella I, XII and g antigens.