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A strain of group A Streptococcus which was virulent but M-nontypable was isolated from patients in a hospital nursery during an epidemic. This strain, Boston 11, reacted in T-agglutination tests with antisera for types 9 and 11, an unusual combination. A comparison of this strain with Lancefield's M-11 strain (NCDC SS-721) and Alabama 11 (Provisional 61) revealed three serologically related but distinct strains. Antiserum produced with the Boston 11 strain exhibited similar reactivity with all three "11" strains as well as with M-9 (SS-501) as demonstrated in precipitin tests. Immunodiffusion studies indicated that the Boston 11 antigen was partially identical with the M-11 and M-9 strains and shared at least one antigen with the Alabama 11 strain. The Boston 11 antiserum could be made specific for precipitin tests, but bactericidal activity for the Alabama 11, M-11, and Boston 11 strains was essentially negative.
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