New Klebsiella Capsular Antigen, K82, and the Deletion of Five of Those Previously Assigned

Abstract

A new Klebsiella capsular antigen, K82, is established. K73, K75, K76, K77, and K78 are deleted from the scheme. K73 is a strain of Enterobacter aerogenes, and the others are identical to or in practice serologically indistinguishable from previously established K antigens. The deleted numbers will not be assigned by our laboratories to any new K antigen.